The College Dude Explains College Funding
My Conversation with Dan Cieniewicz
I recently spoke with Dan Cieniewicz, aka “The College Dude.” Dan works with parents of teenage children as they find themselves in position to strategize to pay for college while also staying on track for retirement. Dan’s goal when working with clients is to explain the complexities of the financial aid & college application process and to strategize to make sure that both parents and children are set up for long term success.
In our conversation, Dan explains:
529 Plans, including a very important recent change to how the funds in a 529 may be used.
How to start financially planning for college if you have young kids, and what to do if you have kids on the verge of college and you haven’t been saving.
Whether you should prioritize saving for retirement or saving for college.
How to budget for college, and how to determine which college(s) you can afford.
Recent changes in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that will likely affect you.
Click here to listen to my conversation with Dan:
To connect with Dan, go to TheCollegeDude.com, or email him at dan@hyperionfp.com.
For the ultimate guidance in how to pay for college, connect with Dan to learn how to best save and use your own funds, and then talk to me about how your student can win scholarships so that you can save even more money! Schedule your FREE Scholarship Consultation with me, Dave The Scholarship Coach, by emailing Dave@NoDebtCollege.com. We’ll spend 30-60 minutes on a Zoom call. I’ll learn about your student, explain some scholarship basics, and I’ll provide a short list of scholarships that match to your student’s profile.
