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Wiping the Slate Clean: The Ins & Outs of Student Loan Discharge
One of the murkier areas of student loans is the various ways you can get rid of them without actually paying them back. As you might know, there are pretty helpful forgiveness options in the federal...
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Saving for College: 529 Plans vs. Everything Else
If you’re a parent or a grandparent, chances are that at some point you’ve woken up in a cold sweat thinking about college tuition costs. College tuition is rising 6-7% every single year, and given...
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How to Afford Rising College Tuition Costs
How to Afford Rising College Tuition Costs In general I’m a pretty big nerd when it comes to all things financial. I love a good spreadsheet, and really enjoy analyzing a solid set of statistics....
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College Tuition Tax Credit: A Consolation Prize to Big Tuition Bills
If you’re a parent, I’m guessing that at some point you’ve freaked out thought about the cost of your child’s future college tuition. College costs are rising about 7% per year here in the U.S., and...
View ArticleUsing a Roth IRA for College Savings: What You Need to Know
If you’re in a position to put some money away for your childrens’ future college costs, a 529 plan is typically the most popular home for your savings. There are some tax advantages, you could get a...
View ArticlePaying for College With Your 401k: Can You? Should You?
Believe it or not, we’re already in “back to school” season. And to continue our recent series of posts on paying for college, today’s covers a question I’m sure will resonate with many readers:...
View ArticleEpisode #47: Mailbag! What Grant is Doing With His Kids’ 529 Plans, Spousal...
This week on the Grow Money Business podcast we have another mailbag episode. Grant covers four questions from our listeners about Social Security benefits, the future of value investing, distribution...
View ArticleGMB Ep #90: This is Exactly What to Do With Your Student Loans
With roughly 44 million borrowers that collectively owe nearly $1.7 trillion, student loans, the second-highest consumer debt category, has become something that’s pervasive for...
View ArticleGMB Ep #93: Managing Student Loans When You’re Over 50 With Erik Kroll
Having outstanding student loans at the age of 50 versus earlier in your career will have a very different impact on your financial status. In today’s episode, we have a distinguished guest who...
View ArticleGMB #145: Everything You Need to Know About Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness
Last week, President Joe Biden announced a new student debt forgiveness that promises to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers. Since then, this topic has become somewhat...
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