What Most Parents Get Wrong About Paying for College - Episode 168

About this episode

Naseema McElroy discusses with Shellee Howard how parents can help their kids attend college without incurring significant debt.

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I sit down with Shellee Howard to talk about how parents can help their kids go to college without taking on huge debt. We get into college planning, scholarships, FAFSA mistakes, and why the right school is not always the most expensive or most famous one. Shellee shares how her son went to Harvard debt free, why families need to start planning early, and how to think about college costs, return on investment, and real options before it is too late. Abou...

People in this episode

Guest: Shellee Howard

Topics covered

• college planning
• scholarships
• FAFSA
• debt management
• return on investment

Keywords

• college costs
• financial planning
• education options

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