November 30, 2026
Graduating without crushing debt is still realistic for most families. It takes a plan, and it helps to start early.
In Part 3 of The Real Cost of College, Michael Hollis, CFP®, principal and financial planner at Tapestry FP, joins Teege Mettille to lay out a practical path. They’ll use the “four quarters” approach from Ron Lieber’s The Price You Pay for College: split the cost into savings, current income, student contributions and modest borrowing, so no single piece has to carry the whole load.
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Presented by Teege Mettille, Class 101 Waukesha-Brookfield · 15850 W Bluemound Rd, Suite 101 · Author of College Is Broken. Co-presented with Michael Hollis, CFP®, Principal & Financial Planner, Tapestry FP.
January 1, 1970
Every Sunday night, Labor Day through Memorial Day. Free scholarship help for local seniors. Bring your laptop, bring your list, or bring nothing at all and we will build one together. We help you find outside scholarships you actually qualify for and get the applications submitted, not just bookmarked for later. Here is the math. […]
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January 1, 1970
Everything on this page is free. Once a month I sit down for forty-five minutes and explain one piece of college admissions or financial aid the way it actually works, and then the recording goes here, where anyone can watch it whenever they want. I will also sprinkle in additional recordings along the way. I […]
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