How Did College Get So $%!& Expensive? (with Caitlin Zaloom)
The Stacking Benjamins Show
Joe Saul-Sehy and Josh ‘OG’ Bannerman, CFP
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2019
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Why are college costs increasing so fast? While there are lots of theories, only one researcher has reached out to many middle-class families to directly ask them how much money they've spent on college and to get the direct story. Today we talk to her. Caitlin Zaloom joins us on today's podcast to dig in to the problem with college funding. 529 plans? Saving directly with the state using pre-paid tuition? We'll tackle LOTS of scenarios and throw out some ways to solve the problem on today's show.
In our headlines segment, we talk about borrowing money from your 401k plan. Even though you can borrow from it without penalty, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. We'll also dig into the chaos that's been created as some of the biggest brokerage firms in the country swipe fees all the way to ZERO. Is that a good thing?
After a little dose of Doug's trivia, we'll wind up the show by throwing out the Haven Life Line to an anonymous caller who calls out Joe and OG....well, maybe not OG. More directly....just Joe.
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| 0:00.0 | On BBC A |
| 0:02.0 | I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me |
| 0:06.0 | I'm pregnant |
| 0:08.0 | judges go easy on pregnant women |
| 0:10.0 | I've been all my electricity that's all |
| 0:12.0 | don't think I should even be in here. |
| 0:14.0 | A new series of the Bafter Award winning time. |
| 0:18.0 | You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow Lawrence and |
| 0:26.0 | Bella Ramsey time watch on BBC I player |
| 0:31.0 | hey there Stackers a little last minute notice here. I'm going to be in Boston on |
| 0:37.4 | Thursday and nothing I like better than meeting up with a few friends, maybe over a foamy beverage. You get to choose |
| 0:46.2 | foamy or non foamy. Your choice. Not going to make you choose one or the other. But on Thursday night I will be in Cambridge at 630 Tavern at the end of the |
| 0:58.1 | world I'm going to bring some t-shirt codes I'm going to bring a few books from recent people who have been on the show like |
| 1:06.4 | Chris Mamula, Ramat Sadie, one by Tanya Hester, a few others. We'll do a giveaway, we'll have some of Doug's trivia, it'll be a good time. |
| 1:16.9 | You, me, Tavern at the end of the world, tomorrow night. |
| 1:22.0 | If you can, let me know that you're coming, that would be fantastic. Make sure we get a big enough space. We already |
| 1:28.7 | mentioned this in the basement. Looks like so far you're going to be joined by six or seven of us. But once we put this |
| 1:34.7 | out there, I'm definitely hoping for more. I'm also going to invite some of the local |
| 1:39.9 | financial media people. Tavern at the end of the world. |
| 1:44.0 | Six 30 tomorrow. |
| 1:46.7 | Hope to see you there. |
| 1:47.7 | Shoot me an email, Joe at stacking bedrooms. |
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