The College Money Talk: What Married Couples Need to Agree On First
“The easiest option is to say, ‘We'll figure it out when the time comes,’ which isn't necessarily a plan. To me, it's a hope.”
For most couples, the sticker price of college never gets a number attached to it out loud. At least, not until an acceptance letter forces the issue… which is exactly the wrong moment! Our hosts, Natalie and Dan Slagle, break it down in this Money Date.
Campus visits, admissions decisions, financial aid offers: these arrive stacked with emotion, and emotional timing makes for bad negotiating, whether the negotiation is with a spouse or a newly admitted teenager.
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