Paying for college

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🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Not sure how you’re going to pay for college? Host Yanely Espinal talks with college counselor Teng Yang about the different funding options available to students, and what they should watch out for when making their decisions.

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0:00.0	Hey, parents and teens. This episode of Financially Inclined is presented in partnership with Greenlight, the debit card and money app for teens.
0:09.3	Last week, we talked about what to do after high school, including the option to attend college.
0:14.7	This week, we're diving into the ins and outs of paying for it.
0:18.6	Staying organized and on top of your finances, tracking your spending,
0:22.8	and planning out the costs of college are key. And Greenlight's money app can help. Get a jumpstart
0:28.9	on managing your money for college. Score $10 by signing up at greenlight.com slash inclined.
0:38.6	What's up everybody?
0:40.0	I'm Janelli Espinal and this is financially inclined for Marketplace.
0:44.1	We're sharing money lessons for living life your own way.
1:06.6	Okay. If you're thinking about going to college, you probably have some questions and maybe even concerns about how you're going to pay for it.
1:16.3	College is a major financial investment and how you fund it can have serious impacts on your finances even long after college is over.
1:23.2	If you get stuck with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, that could limit your options in the future.
1:31.9	Today I'm talking with educator and entrepreneur Tang Yang about the funding options students have and how to evaluate them.
1:40.2	He used to work as a college counselor, and over the years, he's helped so many students figure out how to best finance their college educations.
1:44.2	So I knew he would have a lot of expert advice to share with us.
1:46.6	All right, let's get into it.
1:53.9	Getting college acceptances is like one of probably the most exciting moments.
1:57.0	I feel like it's just like you're full of this celebratory energy, right? But then there's a balance between the celebration of this achievement and like the financial
2:03.0	reality that it's bringing to your life. When you're working with students and you kind of lay out like a
2:08.4	menu, okay, look, you're about to make a choice. These are all the different financial resources
2:12.8	or tools available to help you pay for college. What is that menu of options? Sure. The short end of the
2:18.3	menu is that college is funded through a few mechanisms, right? One is like your wallet. How much
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