How One Woman Got Her College Degree For Free

November 17, 2015

One of the most frequent questions we get from people is how to save money on college education. We understand that for most people, saving to pay for 100% of college costs is unfeasible and that there needs to be a college savings strategy for kids that are close to attending college with limited funds. As I started researching a strategy, my wonderful co-worker, Camille, told us about a book written by Sharla Berry, an educator in Los Angeles called Degree for Free: How To Save Time and Money on Your College Education. Continue reading “How One Woman Got Her College Degree For Free”

Just Say No

August 18, 2015

I am a child of the 80s. I grew up on Happy Days, Falcon Crest, and Family Ties. In between these shows, inevitably a commercial would come on with a child being pressured into using drugs, refusing and looking into camera and saying no. Continue reading “Just Say No”

How to Make College More Affordable

November 26, 2014

We all know that education is a key element in achieving the financial hopes and dreams that we all have, but is it possible that college education is getting too expensive?  One of my colleagues calculated that when he started college at a public university in 1988, a student would have to work 34 hours a week at minimum wage to pay for a year of college.  At that same school today, a student would have to work 53 hours a week to pay their way. Continue reading “How to Make College More Affordable”

A New Tool in the College Selection Game

November 07, 2014

With one daughter in college and two boys following her down that path over the next decade, the whole concept of “bang for your buck” regarding college costs hits rather close to home right now. Every parent would be pleased to learn that their child got accepted into Ivy League schools. Fewer would be pleased when the tuition payments came due!  And after graduation, when the total cost of the education was known and a child with a liberal arts degree went into a job market that isn’t currently rewarding, that type of degree from there would be even less joy.  Continue reading “A New Tool in the College Selection Game”