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| Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement: A Guide to Your Financial Future |
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| Manufacturer: Bay Tree Publishing |
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| List Price: $18.95 |
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| Every year the cost of college goes up, and every year families struggle harder to meet these rising costs. Pay for College without Sacrificing Your Retirement offers help for taking on the double challenge of paying for your children's college education and saving for your retirement. It shows how to maximize your resources, evaluate colleges and financial aid opportunities, avoid crushing student debt, make the tax system work for you, and save for retirement. Offers essential information for families at all income levels: * financial aid and figuring your "expected family contribution" * academic, athletic, and need-based scholarships * tax-sheltered savings plans such as 529s * business assets, loans, home equity, and retirement savings * potential help from grandparents * how to choose the best college for the money |
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- ISBN13: 9780972002189
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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 Excellent book |
| Review Date: August 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: William J. Ross, Stow, MA |
I read this book both as a CPA who has many clients ask me about financial aid and as a father of 2 children. In both regards, this book was excellent. The author starts with a wise premise, that your retirement and putting your kids through college are linked together and any money paid to your child's college is money that you won't have in retirement. The book then strikes a great balance between overview and detail so that you can get the information you would need in your situation without sacrificing thoroughness. The tone is easy to read. There are sufficient examples and highlights of important points. And, the book seems very comprehensive, so after reading it, I felt I knew enough to intelligently begin to rework my savings for my children's education.
I will unhesitatingly recommend this book to clients and colleagues. In fact, I plan to purchase multiple copies to have on hand for my clients, many of whom have the same questions that I had and which the book answered. |
A Smart Book for Smart Parents
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| Review Date: January 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Hewitt Heiserman Jr., |
If you are worried about paying for college tuition--and after 2008, who isn't?--then get Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement, by Tim Higgins (Bay Tree Publishing, 2008). As Higgins, a Boston-based financial planner notes, college is the second biggest expense for most families, after housing. But in this easy-to-read book you'll get lots of practical tips to help you take care of your kids' education bills while also making sure you are not putting your golden years at risk.
Hewitt Heiserman
Author, It's Earnings That Count (McGraw-Hill, 2004)
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Fantastic Resource
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| Review Date: June 24, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Nathaniel J. Tilton, |
| Planning for education today is more complex than ever before. As a Certified Financial Planner myself, it's not only challenging to understand the nuances of that niche, but explaining them to clients is even more difficult. Higgins does an amazing job outlining advanced strategies in such a way that anyone can understand. I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about funding their education goals. |
Save Thousands
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| Review Date: October 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Sue Maghielse, Grosse Pointe, MI |
| If you have ever been awake at 3 am worrying about the financing of your child's college education you MUST read "Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement." A $20 investment in this book could save you THOUSANDS of dollars, no matter what your tax bracket is. Moreover, you may learn that the expensive "pie in the sky" college that your kid really wants to attend is amazingly affordable. Kudos to Tim Higgins! |
Outlining financial aid, scholarships, tax shelters, personal savings, and more
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| Review Date: December 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI USA |
The outrageous costs of college are what scare many a potential student off, unwilling to work until the day they die. "Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement: A Guide to Your Financial Future" is a personal finance future says that the two can coexist quite well. Outlining financial aid, scholarships, tax shelters, personal savings, and other things that those looking towards college must consider, "Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement" is the companion guide these students need.
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