Debt-Free U
Author: Bissonnette, Zac
ISBN: 9781591842989
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 31 Aug 2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
b>This book can save you more than $100,000. br>br>/b>These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their entire financial futures just to get a fancy name on their diploma. br>br>But Zac Bissonnette is walking proof that this assumption is not only false, but dangerous-a class con game designed to rip you off and doom your student to a post-graduation life of near poverty . From his unique double perspective-he's a personal finance expert (at Daily Finance) AND a current senior at the University of Massachusetts-Zac figured out how to get an outstanding education at a public college, without bankrupting his parents or taking on massive loans. br>br>Armed with his personal knowledge, the latest data, and smart analysis, Zac takes on the sacred cows of the higher education establishment. He reveals why a lot of the conventional wisdom about choosing and financing college is not only wrong but hazardous to you and your child's financial future. You'll discover, for instance, that- br>br>* Student loans are NOT a necessary evil. Ordinary middle class families can- and i>must/i>-find ways to avoid them, even without scholarships. br>br>* College "rankings" are useless-designed to sell magazines and generate hype. If you trust one of the major guides when picking a college, you face a potential financial disaster. br>br>* The elite graduate programs accept lots of people with non-elite bachelors degrees. So do America's most selective employers. The name on a diploma ultimately won't help your child have a more successful career or earn more money. br>br>Zac can prove every one of those bold assertions - and more. No matter what your current financial situation, he has a simple message for parents- "RELAX! Your kid will be able to get a champagne education on a beer budget!"
ISBN: 9781591842989
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 31 Aug 2010
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
b>This book can save you more than $100,000. br>br>/b>These days, most people assume you need to pay a boatload of money for a quality college education. As a result, students and their parents are willing to go into years of debt and potentially sabotage their entire financial futures just to get a fancy name on their diploma. br>br>But Zac Bissonnette is walking proof that this assumption is not only false, but dangerous-a class con game designed to rip you off and doom your student to a post-graduation life of near poverty . From his unique double perspective-he's a personal finance expert (at Daily Finance) AND a current senior at the University of Massachusetts-Zac figured out how to get an outstanding education at a public college, without bankrupting his parents or taking on massive loans. br>br>Armed with his personal knowledge, the latest data, and smart analysis, Zac takes on the sacred cows of the higher education establishment. He reveals why a lot of the conventional wisdom about choosing and financing college is not only wrong but hazardous to you and your child's financial future. You'll discover, for instance, that- br>br>* Student loans are NOT a necessary evil. Ordinary middle class families can- and i>must/i>-find ways to avoid them, even without scholarships. br>br>* College "rankings" are useless-designed to sell magazines and generate hype. If you trust one of the major guides when picking a college, you face a potential financial disaster. br>br>* The elite graduate programs accept lots of people with non-elite bachelors degrees. So do America's most selective employers. The name on a diploma ultimately won't help your child have a more successful career or earn more money. br>br>Zac can prove every one of those bold assertions - and more. No matter what your current financial situation, he has a simple message for parents- "RELAX! Your kid will be able to get a champagne education on a beer budget!"
