This is the perfect article to post in your Facebook group—or copy and send to your entire homeschooling co-op. Why? Because almost everybody parenting kids ages 12–26 will find at least one article they desperately need right now in the list below.
(The government isn’t going to be providing free college any time soon—but with just a little strategy, you can provide it for the kids you care about.)
Drumroll please!
Beginning with #10 and ending with #1—here are the most loved, most important debt-free college articles I sent out to my followers in the past year.
(You can sign up to get these kinds of articles from me every other Monday morning by following the instructions here. And you can listen to my podcast here.)
#10. Could Graduating High School With an AA Degree Hurt a Kid?
#9. Reduce Study Time By Putting Your Laptop Away*
#8. Is Your Parenting Inadvertently Ratcheting Up Your Teen’s Anxiety?
#7. Parenting a Late Bloomer? (Help For Parents of Underemployed 20-Somethings)
#6. Secret Weapon for Multiple Choice Tests*
#5. Should Your Teen Take College Classes in 11th Grade?
#4. How Filling Out the FAFSA Protects Your Kid—Even if You’re Rich
#3. In College Now? Do This—and Slash the Student Loan Debt You’ve Already Accumulated
#2. 12 Ways to Get Grad School Paid For
And the #1 favorite of all the debt-free college resources I sent out in the last year . . . was my podcast episode 1!
It takes just 23 minutes to listen, and it’s full of hope.
#1. STARTING POINT: All the Basics You Need to Know Right Now (AUDIO)
*Note that articles about academic success are directly applicable to debt-free college, since succeeding academically greatly increases the likelihood of efficient, successful, and speedy college completion.
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Read just one chapter of LAUNCH every 1–3 months while your child’s in middle school and high school, and you’ll know every viable strategy for debt-free college at exactly the right time to implement it.
And if your child’s already well past middle school? That’s OK; you can run to catch up. But the process of getting your kids through college debt-free goes more smoothly the earlier you start—especially if you’re not planning to save up any money to pay for college.
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Who is Jeannie Burlowski?
Jeannie is a full-time academic strategist, podcast host, and sought-after speaker for students ages 12–26, their parents, and the professionals who serve them. Her writing, speaking, and podcasting help parents set their kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, USA Today, Parents Magazine, and US News & World Report, as well as on CBS News.
Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedSchool.com. You can follow her on Bluesky @jburlowski.bsky.social.
No part of this article was written using AI.