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Assistant Managing Editor, News & Enterprise @MarketWatch, covering student loans + consumer debt // My book, Sunk Cost, is coming in April.

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My niece’s college rent is covered by a 529 plan. What else can I pay for tax-free?

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By Jillian Berman Verified
| MarketWatch Verified
I’m thinking ahead to my 2026 Form 1040 tax filing and have a question about documenting qualified 529 plan expenses. I set up a 529 plan for my niece when she was born. She started college about a year ago, and scholarships and financial aid covered about half of her tuition, plus room and board. I covered the other half. She was considering moving into an apartment for her sophomore year, and I had to work through complications about leases, providing an allowance and related expenses.
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America's renters are emerging as a political movement

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By Jillian Berman Verified, Venessa Wong Verified
| Morningstar
By Jillian Berman and Venessa Wong Housing policy has long prioritized homeownership. As young Americans face the prospect of renting indefinitely, more tenants are seeking political clout.
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America's renters are emerging as a political movement

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By Jillian Berman Verified
| MSN Verified
In central Michigan, voter frustration about the high cost of rent has helped propel William Lawrence into a rare position: Polls show the affordable-housing advocate and Democratic candidate running for U.S. Congress has a strong shot at unseating a Republican member of the House of Representatives in one of the purplest districts in the country. Lawrence, 36, made a career in activism before running for office as a progressive candidate.
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