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Don’t Test Drive Colleges You Can’t Afford

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When you have the College Money Talk with your child, put it in terms they can understand, like luxury cars.

You already know a Porsche is going to burn an $80,000 hole in your pocket AND your kid is going to love it. Now imagine buying 4 Porsches, one for each year of school. 😥

Set realistic expectations with your soon-to-be high school grad and consider a school’s available need-based grants and merit scholarships — and be warned… some schools offer neither.

You can still get a great education and avoid the stress of exorbitant loans and family arguments. Plus, an education doesn’t decrease in value the moment you drive it off the lot!

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About the Author

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Joe Messinger, CFP®

Joe Messinger, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, CCFC is on a mission to end the student loan crisis one family at a time. He created the innovative College Pre-Approval™ system and has trained thousands of advisors across the country on how to seamlessly guide families through the college-funding maze with confidence and ease.

Messinger is a Co-Founder of College Aid Pro™, the award winning FinTech solution that takes the hassle out of late-stage college planning. A proud graduate of Penn State University, he is also Partner and Director of College Planning at Capstone Wealth Partners, a fee-only RIA.

Joe serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the American Institute of Certified College Financial Consultants (AICCFC) and the NAPFA Foundation College Affordability Project.

He is known as an industry thought leader in the area of college financial planning. He regularly speaks at industry conferences for the Financial Planning Association (FPA), National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the XY Planning Network (XYPN). His work has been featured in The Journal for Financial Planning, Financial Advisor Magazine, US News, and Bloomberg to name a few.

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