Pay for college without sacrificing your retirement
Subtitle: a guide to your financial future
By: by Tim Higgins.
Publisher: Bay Tree Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780972002189
Subjects: College costs -- United States; Student aid -- United States; Finance, Personal -- United States
Description: "Examines the cost of college within the context of a family financial plan; financial aid; academic, athletic and need-based scholarships; tax sheltered savings plans such as 529s; potential help from grandparents; and the use of business assets, loans, home equity, and retirement savings"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: You can borrow for college, not retirement; title: Keys steps to college planning; title: Financial aid 101; title: Calculating financial need; title: Thirteen strategies for increasing need-based aid; title: Improving your aid award even more; title: Twelve cost-cutting strategies for every family; title: Special family situations; title: Ten ways to save for college; title: The best college at the right price; title: Comprehensive planning.