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The One Mistake You Cannot Make
Imagine if you will…you’re shopping for a home. You find it. You tour it, you think it’s within budget, your spouse falls in love with it. Your spouse becomes emotionally attached…and so do you. Now imagine that after looking at the printout, the closing costs,...
College Planning Case Study
For many families out there, they may not yet be familiar with how TheCollegeDude has helped families pay for college. I wanted to provide an example of what that looks like, and how this could apply to your situation. I created a college planning case study for that...
Saving for College or Retirement?
The question presented is one that I see quite a bit for many parents of adolescents today. First, let's look at the landscape. College is expensive. REALLY expensive. It's darn near impossible to cash flow or save for four years of school for a child, let alone...
Qualified Education Expenses Explained
You may have heard of qualified education expenses. They're types of expenses the IRS allows for special tax treatment. It's similar to qualified withdrawals from a retirement account. If a withdrawal is "qualified," you won't have to pay a penalty, or in some cases,...