▸▸▸▸▸▸ Enrollment for Your First Rental Property just closed — get on the waitlist for the next one 👉 https://courses.affordanything.com/ Ron Lieber, the New York Times "Your Money" columnist and author of The Price You Pay for College, joins me to tackle the high-stakes world of higher education. With AI-driven market shifts and skyrocketing tuition causing massive anxiety for families, we’re digging into the math and mindset required to make a smart investment in 2026. We discuss why computer science placement rates are shifting, how to evaluate the "social capital" of a school, and why your strategy for negotiating financial aid needs to start with empathy. Resources The Price You Pay for College, a book by Ron Lieber 👉 https://amzn.to/3RauylM Ron Lieber’s profile 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronlieber/ Ron Lieber’s website 👉 https://www.ronlieber.com Stay in the loop 👉 https://affordanything.com/newsletter Join the YFRP course 👉 https://courses.affordanything.com/ Don’t miss the YFRP Webinar! 👉 https://affordanything.com/rental2026 Chapters (0:00) Introduction (2:53) The Macro Case for Degrees (4:18) How to Use the College Scorecard (9:03) Measuring Alumni Networks & Social ROI (12:48) The $31K Debt Safety Limit (22:13) Why Home Equity is a Financial Aid Trap (28:33) Negotiating Tuition: The Empathy Strategy (35:33) The "Demographic Cliff" Explained (41:03) The Smart Community College Transfer Path (46:13) –Advice for Parents of Undecided Kids #college #studentloans #financialaid #futureofwork _______________ Subscribe via Apple Podcasts: https://affordanything.com/applepodcasts Full show notes for the episode: https://affordanything.com/episode711 Get our show notes in your inbox: https://affordanything.com/shownotes Follow us! IG: https://instagram.com/paulapant Twitter: https://twitter.com/affordanything FB: https://facebook.com/affordanything Community: https://affordanything.com/community