A billionaire tech couple from Texas — Michael and Susan Dell — has pledged to give U.S. children under age 10 a $250 gift , to be seeded into tax-deferred investment accounts that recipients can access when they turn 18.

That’s an estimated 25 million children, or about 80% of the population, that qualifies.

The interest-bearing accounts are meant to snowball over the years and give young people a boost when they enter adulthood to pay for school, training or buy a home.

“If there’s one investment that never stops growing, it’s investing in children,” the Dells said in their announcement Tuesday. “They are our future.”

Though many of the finer points aren’t known, here’s what we know so far:

Does my child qualify for the money?

The Dells say that children 10 and younger are el

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