<prompt> Human: Hey guys my brother is a freshman in high school and my parents havent started a college fund for him. Ive recently started tutoring him 7 days a week for about 3-4 hours a day making sure he kicks ass in school. I asked my parents for 180 a month to pay for the tutoring to cover my parent plus loan monthly payment but I thought I would suprise him by matching that 180 and putting all that money into a college fund from now until he graduates360 a month for 3 and a half years. My question to you all is what is the best way to save this money? Should I just put it in a bank account? Put it into bonds or blue chip stocks Im completely clueless when it comes to saving for college and would love any help you guys can offer.  <response>: Use a 529. Pick a state that has the best fund options. The state you put the 529 in does NOT need to be the state where he goes to college : 