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January 7th, 2016

276-Why This Financial Planner Refuses to Save Money for His Kids' College

  1. 276-Why This Financial Planner Refuses to Save Money for His Kids' College Joshua Sheats 1:02:09

Recently I received this personal note from a personal friend of mine: “My wife suggested I reach out to you for advice as we plan to start saving for our soon-to-be-born-son’s Education.  Hard to believe it’s going to be just a few weeks now.  I’ve looked into our state’s 529 plan, but wasn’t sure if there were better options.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.” 

My advice in response was simple: don’t set up a college plan for your young child. It’s a bad idea and a poor use of money in light of all the other things you can do with money that are better.

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Joshua J. Sheats, MSFS, is the world's leading authority on integrating lifestyle goals and money goals without conflict. He teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement.

Joshua is dedicated to helping normal people achieve financial freedom by merging creative (and crazy) ideas from the world of personal finance with the academic integrity of formal financial planning. He simplifies complex money topics and makes boring financial mumbo-jumbo less boring.