College admissions expert Shirag Shemmassian (who won >$200k scholarships) shares exact tips & tactics for winning scholarships to attend college for free.
9 Crucial Money Lessons Your Kids Must Learn to Succeed as Adults (HYW027)
9 crucial personal finance lessons your kids must learn to succeed. The financial learning curve is long, so start when they’re young & make it consistent.
529 college savings plans: rules, tax benefits, & qualified expenses (HYW026)
Ann Garcia, a CFP who specializes in and blogs about college financial planning, explains how 529 college savings plans can help you boost college savings.
College financial aid strategies to optimize your assets, income & EFC (HYW025)
College financial planning consultant and CPA Paula Bishop shares financial aid insights and strategies to help families make college more affordable.
What a social entrepreneur learned about rejection early on that then helped him start a non-profit funded by Echoing Green
“I believe energy begets energy, positivity begets positivity. Small wins really lead to other things.” – Rey Faustino, One Degree
What a healthcare PhD learned at McKinsey about “relationship capital” that helped him create a new career as a Ruby on Rails software developer
“Part of job satisfaction is knowing that you’re doing a really good job.” – Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot
How a former Peace Corps volunteer addressed criticisms of “selling out” to Wall Street, and now leverages his finance and consulting experience to serve as a mayor
“One of the important messages Harvard imparted on all of its graduates was that you should focus on tri-sector competence.” – Yiaway Yeh, Palo Alto mayor
How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board)
“People don’t tell you how much the world is slanted toward ‘no.’ The number of times we heard ‘no’ when building Teach For China was huge.” – Rachel Wasser, co-founder of Teach For China