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EP#23: The Zero College Debt Dream: A Tale of Two Sisters

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EP#23: The Zero College Debt Dream: A Tale of Two Sisters
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Today we continue our series on the Zero College Debt Dream. In our previous podcast we spoke with Neurologist Dr. Amanda Opaskar who talked about the 17 year old brain and how it is wired to make impetuous, spontaneous decisions without thinking about the long term consequence. Today we meet Reanna Urry and her family. Reanna is 18 years old and is about to make the most consequential financial decision of  her life. She is planning to go to college but, where will she go and how will she pay for it? How much debt is she will to take on? Reanna’s decision will have a lot to do with what happened to her two sisters, Rebecca and Rachael. 

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Podcast #46: The Zero College Debt Dream, Podcasts

EP#46: The Zero College Debt Dream

Janet Maltbie
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Today we begin our series on the Zero College Debt Dream and explore why over 43 million people owe more than $1.7 Trillion in student debt. Did you know the total cost of sending your 18 year old to a public college cost could go up to $100,000 before they graduate with a bachelor’s degree. This assumes, of course, families only have one child and they do not attend a private college or university. In that case, costs could quickly escalate to $300,000 or more, per child. For most families, sending their children to college represents expenses that far exceed the cost of a car, health care or their own home. 

What can be done about this? Are there ways of cutting costs? Are there ways of preparing your teen to make wise career choices and complete a degree debt free? 

Today on the No Loan Zone podcast we begin to seek answers to those questions in a series of podcasts called the Zero College Debt Dream. In it we will follow the Urry family’s quest to help their 18 year old daughter, Reanna, complete a degree, debt free.