Your Career GPS

Ep. 82 Cash For The Road II: Funding Your Education (Special Guest Ann Garcia)

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In this fantastic episode Brad invites Ann Garcia onto the podcast and they talk Money! More importantly, why money is such a problematic issue for so many young people to pay for their education and some great ways to make better decisions. Key highlights from this episode include: 

  • Paying for College/Higher Education is concern for so many, Ann breaks down what would be some of the biggest misconceptions about how to pay for college/higher education
  • Ann discusses the FAFSA, what it means and what it can provide young people in terms of options 
  • She talks about what advice she would give those pursuing college to position themselves to get more aid
  • There’s a lot out there about scholarships being underutilized by young adults pursuing college, she talks in detail about how scholarships can be accessed 
  • Ann talks about what are some great ways/tips for current students to keep their costs down that they may not be thinking of right now
  • She discusses what are some great resources that prospective students can tap into to budget and form a financial game plan as it pertains to school
  • Ann provides her best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation

    • Guest Info:

    Ann Garcia, aka The College Financial Lady, has helped thousands of families save millions of dollars on college. A fee-only Certified Financial

    PlannerR and managing partner of Independent Progressive Advisors, Ann specializes in helping families balance the desire to support their children’s

    dreams with the reality of funding their own lives. Her book How to Pay for College is available from bookstores everywhere Ann has been featured in the New 

    York Times, US News & World Report, CNN Money and countless other media. Ann and her husband, Bob, live in Portland, OR. Their twins will graduate debt-

    free from college next year.

    Website: https://howtopayforcollege.com/ 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegefinanciallady 

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