Smart Strategies for Paying Less for College: Episode 784 With The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)
Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
What’s up, folks? It’s Brad Lea, back again with another fire episode of Dropping Bombs! In today’s episode, I’m joined by Kelly O’Connor, a man on a mission to save families a fortune when it comes to sending their kids to college. If you think college costs are set in stone, think again—Kelly’s here to drop the insider knowledge schools don’t want you to know. If you are planning to send your kids to college this episode is for you. But this episode isn’t just about saving money—it’s about empowering parents and students to take control of the college planning process. Kelly’s passion for helping families comes from years of experience in life insurance and financial strategy, combined with his personal mission to make education affordable for all.
And we don’t stop there. We also talk about entrepreneurship, the return of beef tallow, and why “toxic masculinity” is a myth. Plus, I share my own thoughts on intermittent fasting, ditching processed foods, and why college is still worth it—for the relationships, not just the diploma.
What You'll Learn: How to strategically reduce college tuition costs, negotiate financial aid, and effectively package their kids for admissions to save thousands of dollars.
Highlights:
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Three key rules for negotiating college tuition and financial aid
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Ignoring the sticker price of college
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Stand out in college admissions
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Strategies to appeal financial aid offers
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Real-life success stories of families saving thousands
Resources Mentioned:
https://collegemoneyacademy.com
You can follow today’s guest at:
https://www.instagram.com/kellydoconnor/
Watch the full video episode on Brad’s Rumble here: https://rumble.com/c/c-2544182
Watch the full video episode on Brad’s Youtube here: https://bradlea.tv
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Listen up or run for cover. |
| 0:06.1 | From the people who have it to the people who need it. |
| 0:12.3 | The real. |
| 0:13.8 | Brad Lee is dropping. |
| 0:28.5 | What it is, Brad, back again with another episode of Drop Bombs today in the studio, folks. I've got a real treat for you. Kelly O'Connor's in the house. |
| 0:32.7 | Absolutely. |
| 0:33.2 | What's happening? |
| 0:33.8 | All right, man. |
| 0:34.3 | It's going to see you. |
| 0:34.8 | Thanks for being here. |
| 0:35.7 | Yeah, you bet. |
| 0:36.4 | Folks, if you guys have kids going to college, you might be spending too much money, |
| 0:40.9 | not because what a lot of people say is they don't even need college. |
| 0:44.4 | What do you say about those people? |
| 0:47.0 | Well, there's truth to that. |
| 0:48.7 | But we're not going to get away from those families that want us and their kid to college, |
| 0:53.9 | right? So for those that want |
| 0:55.5 | us in their kids to college, then... That's where Kelly comes in. That's where I come in, man. |
| 0:59.8 | And folks, you can follow this dude at Kelly O'Connor. I don't have my readers on. Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:05.8 | Kelly D. O'Connor, that's his personal Instagram, or just go to College Money Academy, at |
| 1:12.0 | College Money Academy or College Money Academy.com. |
| 1:16.9 | And obviously, you are an expert at basically when people want to go to college. |
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