Debt-free college? Is that even possible for ordinary families?
YEP.
No matter your current income level, and even if your kids don’t get a single scholarship.
Debt-free college is achievable. Here’s the starting line.
Recently, Parents.com did an article on me. They asked me, “What 5 things should families focus on first—if their goal is debt-free college for their kids?”
For families who realize that happily ever after for their kids includes starting out on solid financial footing, the Parents.com article is really helpful.
(And if you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll benefit from hearing my strategies in someone else’s voice!)
Read the Parents.com article about debt-free college here.
It contains a surprise bonus: a 4-minute video about me and my family that tells how I went from being a test prep instructor and admissions consultant to inspiring the world about debt-free college. It’s a video feature called Real Moms/Real Money—and the day it came out, Martha Stewart shared it on Facebook!
If you’ve ever thought it’d be fun to see me in my house, in my real mom life, here’s your chance!
Give your kids a great start toward happily ever after.
See the 5 big debt-free college strategies in the article, and watch the Parents.com video here.
The best time to see this Parents.com article? When your kids are in middle school, or as soon as possible after that.
If you’d like to learn more about starting on the debt-free college journey, do this.
Listen to my podcast Episode 1 here. It’ll give you your second jump-start on helping your kids reach happily ever after.
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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 it—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, and 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.