I’m spending Memorial Day having as much fun as I possibly can—and I hope you are too.
Whenever I take time off like this, I like to point you to some of my most helpful articles that you may have missed. This gives you a chance to catch up—right on a week when you may have a little extra time yourself.
7 Ways to Encourage Teen Summer Jobs—Starting Now
Includes super helpful strategies for parents of reluctant students. (Do this, and you’ll greatly increase the chances that your kids will be ready to jump into real jobs after college!)
5 Jaw-Dropping Debt-Free College Ideas in 32 Minutes
Choose this one and you’ll get a 32-minute clip of me being interviewed on attorney Steven Richardson’s podcast—along with timestamp info so you can get straight to the topics that interest you most. It’s video, but feel free to just listen while you’re getting ready in the morning or emptying the dishwasher.
Half of Americans Regret Their Higher Ed Decisions?! Why?
The last thing you want is for your child to make a series of expensive higher ed decisions, and then regret them later. According to a report from Gallup and the Strada Education Network, a whopping 51 percent of Americans would change at least one of their education decisions if they could. This is an astounding, alarming high number. Learn about the solution to this problem that I advocate—when you read the rest of this article on my website.
There’s Medical-Based Financial Aid? YES!
If your child has even a relatively minor medical problem, he or she may qualify for medical-based financial aid to help pay for college. The key thing to know is—medical-based financial aid isn’t applied for the regular way (through the FAFSA form). Learn how to apply and whether your child might qualify in the article I’ve written here.
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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 and World Report, and on CBS News.
Jeannie also helps students apply to law, medical, business, and grad school at her website GetIntoMedSchool.com.
No part of this article was written using AI.