Financial Aid "Loopholes" and "Landmines"
The Wall Street Journal said it best:
In financial aid, it's not how much you've saved, but where (paraphrasing).
The rules that dictate how much -- or how little -- you'll receive in college financial assistance are complicated and unfair to many who lived below their means and learn, too late, that they'll be penalized for their responsible behavior.
If that sounds like you, I recommend that you turn into our newest online class this coming Wednesday, September 18, called How to Slash College Costs by 56.1%...even if you think "No way! Families like us NEVER qualify for any financial assistance."
One of the key topics I'll cover is that WSJ notion of "where," not "how much."
Specifically, which types of savings accounts penalize you (reduce your eligibility) more than other types...
...and which are completely penalty-free.
In addition to strategies to get more cash for college, I'll go over at least 10 mistakes families make in the financial aid process.
Mistakes you'll want to avoid like a late night offer from Justin Timberlake to give you a lift home.
(Warning: more jokes like that on the webinar.)
If you're the parent of a teen headed to college in 2025 or beyond, the more you learn about how to win scholarships and financial aid, the better...
...so that you can comfortably afford tuition for all of your children without scrimping your lifestyle, plundering your retirement savings or selling a vital organ. :)
<<<<< FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP >>>>>>>>
There's no charge to attend and nothing to purchase.
And you will DEFINITELY not hear these strategies at your high school's BS "college night" or the next college fair you attend, where the speaker is employed by a local college that doesn't want you to know the whole truth about how to squeeze all the financial aid juice out of them.
Here are some of the topics we're brewing up for next Wednesday:
*How to "hide" your money from the financial aid office, legally and ethically
*How to negotiate a scholarship or financial aid award
*How high income and ultra affluent families can qualify for tuition discounts of 25%, 33% or even 56.1%, guilt-free
*10 deadly, self-inflicted financial aid mistakes hapless, overwhelmed families make before they apply to college (and how to avoid them)
*The horrible state of the FAFSA and now to cope with more delays and mistakes that seem inevitable this year
*Special tips for business owners and other self-employed families
*The New Rules about divorced families
*How to make a perfect, fluffy frittata every time
(Kidding about the last one, just seeing if you're reading all the way down here)
*More: we'll block out time for Q&A so that you can get your questions answered
This is a one-night presentation. Hope you can make it!
Here are the details:
- Andy Lockwood
P.S. Please share this with anyone you know who could use this info. They won't stumble across It anywhere else.
P.P.S. There's nothing to buy on the webinar but attendees will receive a special "scholarship" that can be applied toward our financial aid consulting and forms preparation service. Discussed only at the end of the class, you get a hall pass to leave any time you want :)
