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Being a student-athlete can provide great opportunities to earn college scholarships while earning a degree and growing as a person. But parents and students need to know about the recruiting process first. Find out more about how recruiting works in my podcast interview with Lisa Strasman, president of Next...

What is a certified tax coach? “We help our clients keep more of what they make by lowering their tax liability through legal means,” describes our guest Craig Cody. He is a best selling author and certified tax coach that works in all 50 states with his average client saving over $20,000 a year in taxes. Fi...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep117.mp3" title="Choosing a Winning Career Path" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Speaking today is Chief Marketing Officer Casey Stanton. After the recession of 2008 hit, Stanton was stuck without a job. Using some creativity, salesmanship, and a little luck he was able to find his passion in life throu...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep116.mp3" title="Getting Additional Support Beyond Your High School" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] “Personal finance is about 10% math and 90% emotion,” describes our guest today and money expert Debbi King. After ending up in bankruptcy, she finally got debt-free and decided nobody else should ever h...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep115.mp3" title="Getting Additional Support Beyond Your High School" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Chicago Scholars has the goal of finding students in the Chicago area that want to go to college, but might need some additional support. Even if you are not in Chicago, tune in to this episode with Dr. ...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep114.mp3" title="Learn How Entrepreneurship is Becoming a Major in College" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] “Entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing majors on college campuses around the country,” shares our guest today Eric Liguori. He ...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep111.mp3" title="The Reality of Athletic Recruiting" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Meet Lisa Strasman, the President of the premier college athletics recruiting organization Next College Student Athlete. She is here on our show today to give you the secrets needed to be recruited for college sports at...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep110.mp3" title="Understanding College Rankings" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Choosing from ranked schools can be tricky. Is one school really that much better than another? We invited Farran Powell on the show to help clear up what this ranking thing is all about. She is the “Paying for College” wri...

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep109.mp3" title="Helping Families Plan and Pay for College at Any Age" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Most families find it challenging to jump in and learn the college process, but we have John Hupalo here today to share all his great resources to make this simple! After his personal and professional ...