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What is a certified tax coach? “We help our clients keep more of what they make by lowering their tax liability through legal means,” describes our guest Craig Cody. He is a best selling author and certified tax coach that works in all 50 states with his average client saving over $20,000 a year in taxes. Filling out the forms properly is very different from planning your life to get the most back from completing those boxes. Listen to this short episode for all of the tax secrets you can’t miss! Read More... The post THCC118 – Understanding College Tax Deductions Interview with Craig Cody, Certified Tax Coach and Author “Secrets of a Tax Free Life” appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep117.mp3" title="Choosing a Winning Career Path" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Speaking today is Chief Marketing Officer Casey Stanton. After the recession of 2008 hit, Stanton was stuck without a job. Using some creativity, salesmanship, and a little luck he was able to find his passion in life through the success of marketing. Using his career achievements, he was even able to land as a professor of marketing at Tulane University where he created and taught several courses. Want to stand out in a sea of homogeneity at a job interview? Stanton has the secrets you need right now! Read More... The post THCC117 – Choosing a Winning Career Path Interview with Casey Stanton, CMO of Tech Guys Who Get Marketing and Author “Functional Marketing” appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep116.mp3" title="Getting Additional Support Beyond Your High School" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] “Personal finance is about 10% math and 90% emotion,” describes our guest today and money expert Debbi King. After ending up in bankruptcy, she finally got debt-free and decided nobody else should ever have to go through what happened to her. Using her accounting degree and education degree she became a coach and author to help everyone succeed financially. Read More... The post THCC116 – Making College Finance Decisions Interview with Debbi King, Author “The ABC’s of Personal Finance” appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep115.mp3" title="Getting Additional Support Beyond Your High School" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Chicago Scholars has the goal of finding students in the Chicago area that want to go to college, but might need some additional support. Even if you are not in Chicago, tune in to this episode with Dr. Toinette Gunn to understand how these programs work! There is support out there ready and waiting to help you guide your student through the college process. Read More... The post THCC115- Getting Additional Support Beyond Your High School- Outside Agencies That Provide College Support Interview with Dr. Toinette McClellan Gunn, VP of Programs at Chicago Scholars appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep114.mp3" title="Learn How Entrepreneurship is Becoming a Major in College" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] “Entrepreneurship is one of the fastest growing majors on college campuses around the country,” shares our guest today Eric Liguori. He is the author of “The Startup Student” and an expert in the growing field of entrepreneurship. Hear what he has to say about building a better business and controlling your own destiny in this episode. Read More... The post THCC114 – Learn How Entrepreneurship is Becoming a Major in College Interview with Eric Liguori, Entrepreneurship Expert and Author “The Startup Student” appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep111.mp3" title="The Reality of Athletic Recruiting" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Meet Lisa Strasman, the President of the premier college athletics recruiting organization Next College Student Athlete. She is here on our show today to give you the secrets needed to be recruited for college sports at any level. These days, coaches are going to games to look only at specific players. “Of course there are examples of coaches finding kids, but it is really not the norm,” says Strasman. How do you get onto a coach’s list? Tune in here to find out what you can do to separate your student from the pack and get recruited for athletics! Read More... The post THCC111- The Reality of Athletic Recruiting, a talk with NCSA Interview with Lisa Strasman, President of Next College Student Athlete appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep110.mp3" title="Understanding College Rankings" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Choosing from ranked schools can be tricky. Is one school really that much better than another? We invited Farran Powell on the show to help clear up what this ranking thing is all about. She is the “Paying for College” writer for the publication that started the ranking craze, U.S. News and World Report.Having written somewhere near 100 articles on the topic, Farran has a wealth of knowledge she shares in this great interview. Read More... The post THCC110 – Understanding College Rankings Interview with Farran Powell, Writer with U.S. News and World Report appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.

[smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/tamingthehighcostofcollege/thc-ep109.mp3" title="Helping Families Plan and Pay for College at Any Age" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true"] Most families find it challenging to jump in and learn the college process, but we have John Hupalo here today to share all his great resources to make this simple! After his personal and professional experience with the issue of college financing and planning, John recognized that there were not too many resources available. He and his partner decided, “There has got to be a better way to help families plan and pay for college.” So InviteEducation.com was founded. Read More... The post THCC109 – InviteEducation.com: Helping Families Plan and Pay for College at Any Age Interview with John Hupalo, Founder and CEO of InviteEducation.com appeared first on Taming The High Cost of College.