USA Today – Peter Dunn
“It’s nothing short of shocking how quickly your child’s bus rides to elementary school turn into a heart-wrenching drive to drop them off at college for the first time. The time flies by, and you wouldn’t be alone if you reached the end of that period with nothing or close to nothing saved for the next (hopefully) four years. But here’s the strange thing about facing a college with no money saved: Students and their parents are often provided blank checks to solve this heinously uncomfortable conundrum. These blank checks can feel like a lifeline, even divine intervention, yet they’re nothing of the like.” (more)