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Can You Successfully Use Life Insurance to Shelter Assets from FAFSA/CSS?

CollegeFebruary 6, 2024

My previous post discussed ways to move your assets away from reportable investment accounts. You can review FAFSA or walk through the CSS Profile, but here are the essential pieces I took directly from the two: FAFSA Investments include: real estate…

FIRE Assets and College Financial Aid

College, ThoughtsJanuary 30, 2024

I touched on this subject in my 2024 Financial Aid & FIRE and Surprise Benefit of FIRE in Southern Illinois post. Still, I would like to elaborate further on my frustration with the financial aid system of top-tier colleges. 2024-25…

Surprise Benefit of FIRE in Southern Illinois

College, FIREDecember 26, 2023

The main reasons for moving to the Illinois side of Saint Louis were the cost of living and proximity to friendships and family. What I never expected was the possibility that our location would allow for…

Costs of Top UK Universities for Americans

College, ThoughtsDecember 19, 2023

The University of Cambridge and The University of Oxford are two of the top five colleges in the world. They are generally ranked only behind Harvard, MIT, and Stanford in the global rankings. Being accepted at…

University of Toronto Cost for Americans

College, ThoughtsDecember 12, 2023

My oldest child is looking at colleges and said they would like to attend school in Canada. They enjoy the weather and the politics. Unfortunately, the school has become increasingly unaffordable for international students. Tuition is $45,000+, and you…

2024 Financial Aid & FIRE

College, FIREDecember 5, 2023

One of the reasons for FIRE is a desire to have total control over your finances. But, when it comes to paying for college, your hands become tied by colleges deciding how much money you are…

Liberal Arts?

College, ThoughtsNovember 28, 2023

I should have put more effort into deciding what college I would attend. I knew my brother went to The University of Illinois and that it was an excellent school for Computer Science. I applied to…

What is the Deal With College?

College, ThoughtsOctober 31, 2023

Universities are no longer necessary for most careers. I also don't think we should discriminate, so I understand my desires do not match reality. I worked in software engineering for most of my career. My Computer…

AP Exams

CollegeJuly 11, 2023

When I was in high school, I took two AP tests: Calculus BC and Chemistry. All I was told was that I should take them because then I wouldn't have to take the classes in college.…

Netherlands Universities for Americans

CollegeFebruary 21, 2023

There are six Netherlands schools in the Top 100 Global Rankings. RankUniversityCityLanguageTuition56University of AmsterdamAmsterdamEnglish & Dutch**$14,80062Utrecht UniversityUtrechtDutch*$20,00076Wageningen University and ResearchWageningenEnglish & Dutch**$17,80083Leiden UniversityLeidenEnglish & Dutch$21,00086Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdamEnglish & Dutch$7,400-$14,00092University of GroningenGroningenEnglish & Dutch$11,000-$16,400139Delft University of TechnologyDelftEnglish…