The Motley Fool's Guide to Paying for School: How to Cover Education Costs from K to Ph.D. [Paperback]

Robert Brokamp (Author), Tom Gardner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1892547260 | ISBN-13: 978-1892547262 | Publication Date: March 2003

With the rising cost of a diploma, it's more important than ever to plan carefully for education. This handy guide covers everything from tax-friendly savings accounts to getting a piece of the $74 billion financial aid pie. Tables and worksheets are included.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Motley Fool (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892547260
• ISBN-13: 978-1892547262
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #847,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Knew School Could be So Affordable?, March 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Motley Fool's Guide to Paying for School: How to Cover Education Costs from K to Ph.D. (Paperback)

This book tackles a daunting financial topic and makes it easy to digest. Best of all, it's only 125 pages, so I didn't have to commit hours and hours of my time to learn what I needed to know. The book offered charts, tables and plain English, distilling topics such as the Education IRA (now called the Coverdell ESA), 529 Plans (there are two main kinds of these and you can sock away up to $100,000 or more in them -- who knew??) and even paying for elementary school and grad school. Oh -- and did I mention that it's funny, too?

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars common sense, June 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Motley Fool's Guide to Paying for School: How to Cover Education Costs from K to Ph.D. (Paperback)

This book only has common sense ideas in it. I generally like the motley fools products. However, this book should be purchased only by those who do not have a basic understanding of how to save or prepare for college. We all know it is best to start saving early and talk to people at the schools about how to get a scholarship.