Personal Finance College

The struggle to pay for college is one of the defining features of middle-class life in America today. At kitchen tables all across the country, parents agonize over whether to burden their children with loans or to sacrifice their own financial security by taking out a second mortgage or draining their retirement savings. Indebted takes listeners into the homes of middle-class families throughout the nation to reveal the hidden consequences of student debt and the ways that financing college has transformed family life.

If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right? Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Drawing on an unprecedented study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls.

Imagine you're hanging out with friends on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Everyone's showing off their latest purchases — the newest iPhone or that exclusive Taylor Swift concert ticket. But while your friends flash their cards or Apple Pay, your heart sinks. With every tap, cha-ching, or swipe, you're confronted with a grim reality — financial FOMO.

Education is one of the key foundations to success, and it is no different when it comes to finance and credit. In my circle, or even in several online communities, I see it all the time - people still struggle with balancing their financial lives, their salary, and their debt, and simply getting access to the standards by which Americans are gauged on: their credit score. Yes, that magic number that dictate what you are entitled to.

Stressed about how to make money, save it, and grow it? Here's your no-BS guide to financial freedom, written for teens and young adults who want confidence and financial security! I wrote this book for my own kids and their friends to teach them to make money and build wealth at a young age.

There's a college affordability crisis happening in the US right now. Tuition rates have soared, while increases in blue collar wages have slowed to a crawl. This adds up to a painful realization for lower-income young people desperately hoping to go to college: there's no way to pay for it. Bobbi Dempsey shares her brutally honest first-person account of the struggle to pay for her children's and her own education on a working-class salary.

In Will College Pay Off?, Peter Cappelli, an acclaimed expert in employment trends, the workforce, and education, provides hard evidence that counters conventional wisdom and helps us make cost-effective choices. Insightful and informative, Will College Pay Off? helps students and parents make smart financial decisions and provides the foundation for students to succeed in the real world.

Are you a young adult and/or their parent looking for an easy way to approach economic essentials?
 
Why should you learn personal economic principles by expensive trial and error? Are you a high school student, or a college student, or just starting to work full-time, or are you a parent looking for a good resource to spark a productive personal economics conversation? Are you looking for a short jargon-free book to describe economic fundamentals that you can read in one day or something your young adult can use as a reference book? This book is that resource. 
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Pursuing the college process should reflect the process of buying a home where buyers are savvy to the interests of sellers. But that's not often the case with parents navigating the college process. Rather, they typically remain uninformed and vulnerable to the college interests. Colleges know this about parents and will exploit their weaknesses costing them thousands of college dollars.

Afraid of adulting? Unlock the secrets to taking control of your cash and setting yourself up for a future you'll actually look forward to! Hey, you get it—money talk is boring, right? But what if mastering a few simple skills could let you call the shots in your life? Imagine snagging that dream car without sweating over payments. Or picture treating your friends to a killer weekend at that amusement park and not stressing about how to cover it.

Are the adults in your life stressed out about money? It’s not surprising – one survey found that over half of American adults say their financial worries have a negative impact on their mental health. With adulthood looming just around the corner, that’s enough to freak most young people out… But this doesn’t have to be you. You can unlock the secrets decades earlier than your parents did, stepping into adulthood with a far better understanding of money than most adults – and the skills you need to make sure you always have enough.

Do the adults around you seem stressed about finances? It's a common issue, as revealed by a survey where over half of American adults admit their financial worries impact mental health. With adulthood on the horizon, this might be unsettling for most young individuals. But here's the silver lining—you can master money management much earlier than your parents did and enter adulthood with a superior understanding of money matters, gaining the skills to ensure you always stay afloat.

Get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey to financial mastery with "Personal Finance for Teens and Young Adults." This book isn't just a guide; it's your key to unlocking the secrets of financial success, customized for the dynamic lives of teenagers and young adults. In this audio, you'll discover the thrilling path to financial freedom, armed with the knowledge and strategies to transform your financial reality.

Author John Ellis offers a fast-paced, concise, and entertaining approach to managing finances in difficult times. This book gives a worked-over topic a refreshing twist by giving helpful snippets of advice in a wide variety of areas. It suggests novel solutions to daily problems by both college students and financial strugglers alike. You'll discover resources you didn’t even know that you had and ways to save money that you didn’t even realize were available to you.

Written by Ron Salluzzo and Phil Tahey, this audiobook offers institutional leaders guidance on how to effectively communicate to members of college and university boards and finance committees who need support in better understanding the business model of college and universities. Their collective knowledge is based from more than 80 years of combined experience in governance practices regarding financial matters for colleges and universities. Reviewed by experts in the higher education sector, this audiobook offers a deep dive into understanding institutional finances and strategies.

Here's How You Can Take Control Of Your Finances And Navigate Life With Confidence! Advanced Placement Adulting - Difficult (yet critical) Adulting Topics Clearly Explained This is a complete A to Z guide on managing money and laying the foundations of future success, ideal for teens, college students, and recent graduates who want to make adulting easy. Instead of trying to figure out everything on your own, you finally have a powerful tool that will make complex decisions easier and allow you to thrive. Introducing Advanced Placement (AP) Adulting: The Comprehensive Growth, Improvement, ...

If you are a teenager in today’s world of finance, you have an advantage over every generation prior to yours. The resources you have access to, your incredible talents with technology, and your drive to create wealth in new ways is unparalleled. I am excited to get you started with the basics of personal finance to help launch you into a life of financial security. I will teach you about basic concepts of saving, budgeting, income, and everything else you will need to get started building your personal wealth today.

Throug the past several decades, a higher education has been as much a part of the American dream as owning a house. And while a college degree once cost a fraction of a home, the financial gap between the two has narrowed greatly. It was once realistic for a student to work enough during the summer to pay for the upcoming two semesters, but this is no longer possible. With the cost of higher education reaching all-time levels, you cannot afford to ignore this audiobook. Busting the College Planning Lies will open your eyes and give you the guidance you need to proceed smartly!

According to a recent study, 63% of Americans are categorized as "financially illiterate."Being financially literate enables you to make smarter money management decisions. These decisions will lead directly to a financially secure future that protects assets built by you and your loved ones.Written by a CPA with extensive real-world experience, the book uses simple, easy-to-read language to discuss everyday financial concepts: •Budgeting•Spending•Loans•Taxes•Insurance•Savings•Buying a house•And much more!

Getting into college is just as hard as figuring out how to pay for it. In this original audiobook, prospective students and their parents will learn how to think like informed consumers as you make this very important - and costly - decision. National expert, Reyna Gobel, MBA, provides you with money-saving processes to determine which colleges are right for you, which ones offer the best financial-aid package, and how to plan for this expense.