Can You Pay For College?
Alright parents, you have done your job and your child has been accepted to college. Now you just have to figure out if you can afford it. I’m sure your house isn’t worth what it once was and I bet that portfolio isn’t looking too healthy these days. You don’t want your child to graduate with more debt than they could ever pay off but you don’t want to threaten your own retirement either. So we’ve put together a few tips to help keep that dream of higher education from turning into a nightmare.
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