A Program of the Tennessee Department of Treasury · David H. Lillard, Jr., State Treasurer

Automate your college savings!

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Get an extra $25 from TNStars. How it works:

  • Start a monthly recurring contribution of $25 or more for your TNStars account or increase an existing recurring contribution by at least $25 between January 1 and March 31, 2025, and receive a one-time $25 deposited into your TNStars account.

  • New and existing TNStars account owners, who are Tennessee residents, are eligible for the incentive.

  • The new or updated recurring contribution must occur by May 7, 2025, to receive the $25, which will be applied as a contribution to the qualifying account after May 15.

  • See the Official Rules

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Get started in 4 easy steps:

  • Log in to your account, or open a TNStars account here. Select the beneficiary account.
  • Select “Manage recurring contributions” on the left side of your screen.
  • Click "Add" to start a new monthly recurring contribution or "Edit" to update an existing monthly recurring contribution.
  • Follow the prompts and hit “Submit.” A confirmation will be sent to verify a change to the account.

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Setting up recurring contributions means...

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• Having set amounts automatically contributed to your account(s)
at scheduled times
• Making saving convenient and easy over time
• Helping you stay on track to meet your savings goals
• Helping you benefit from dollar-cost averaging
• Enabling you to choose how much and how often you save based
on your budget

Set up a recurring contribution