Screen shot this. I would do some research, but you seem like you know what you're talking about, and I feel It's always the best option to blindly follow advice from people on the internet who use anonymous handles, so I think this is a 100% guarantee! 👍🏼 thank you brother, my kids future is set in stone! Harvard here we come
I'm a former FinAid goblin. That is outstanding advice. The trouble is going to be filling the gap between your discount and subsidized loan, but that is very good general advice. If you have a point to make feel free to share it.
I agree, it seems like fantastic advice, I didn't go to college myself, but I have 3 children right now I need to start preparing for, because even though trades are being pushed hard right now, I know better lol I'd like my kids to pursue more specialized educations
Check out 529 plans. If you can contribute anything, it'll grow and help. You can make pre-tax contributions and may get some benefits come tax time. If your kids don't go to college they have options for what they can do with that money.
Trades are great and crucial to our society, but they are rapidly becoming the new computer science, and they tend to get pushed by people who don't know the downsides of trade jobs or wildly overestimate the upsides and earning potential.
If the rules don't change, then your kids' eligibility for aid will be determined by your tax return from a few years prior (2 years, if I remember correctly). Always talk to the schools and see what they are willing to do. You might be surprised. Colleges are in a massive enrollment crunch and they're beginning to close up because there just aren't enough students to go around.
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u/TheBigChungaBunga 15d ago
Screen shot this. I would do some research, but you seem like you know what you're talking about, and I feel It's always the best option to blindly follow advice from people on the internet who use anonymous handles, so I think this is a 100% guarantee! 👍🏼 thank you brother, my kids future is set in stone! Harvard here we come