The Real Price of College (It’s Not the Number You’re Seeing)
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

The Real Price of College (It’s Not the Number You’re Seeing)

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 202623 min
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  • Business & money

Fifteen colleges now cost more than $100,000 a year. A year ago, only two did. Before you panic, here’s the secret the schools don’t want you to know: very few students actually pay that number. Today I break down the difference between a college’s sticker price and what families really pay, the free-tuition programs most people don’t know exist, and the group of families getting squeezed the hardest by the financial aid formula. ----------------------- MORE FROM NICOLE LAPIN: 🎥 Youtube: / @moneyrehabs...

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I used to get hit with a $12 monthly fee on my bank account and just paid it. For years. But do the math. That's $144 a year.

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Over 10 years? Almost $1,500. Money that could have been earning me interest instead. That's where Chime comes in.

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Chime is changing the way people bank. Chime offers the most rewarding fee-free banking. All with no overdraft fees. No monthly fees.

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