Rethinking College: From "Two Plus Two" to Trade Schools

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising costs of higher education and explores alternatives to avoid student debt.

Apr 27, 2026 – In today's Lifetime Planning episode, Financial Sense Newshour tackles the soaring price of higher education, revealing real-world ways to avoid a mountain of student debt. We discuss the highly effective “two plus two” option...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Puplava

Topics covered

• higher education
• student debt
• trade schools
• lifetime planning
• two plus two option

Keywords

• college
• student loans
• education costs
• trade schools
• financial planning

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Organizations: Financial Sense Newshour

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