342: Don't Sacrifice your Financial Future to Educate your Kids with Monica Felton

<p>Monica graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a Bachelor in Science in Biology. In 1997, she received a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and in 2012, received her Certified Financial Planning designation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>She resides in Scottsdale, AZ with her family. They attend Illuminate Community Church and are active in the community.</p> <p><br></p> <p>*DISCLAIMER - We are not giving any financial advice. Please DYOR*</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>(00:00 - 02:17) Opening Segment</strong></p> <p>- Monica is introduced as the guest Hosts</p> <p>- Monica shares something interesting about herself</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>(02:17 - 28:32) Don&#39;t sacrifice your financial future to educate your kids</strong></p> <p>- Monica shared her first investment and how it worked for her </p> <p>- She also shared when one should a parent start thinking about funding for college</p> <p>- Also Monica shares what is the true cost of college now and who has to pay the tuition </p> <p>- Monica explained different ways to pay for college</p> <p>- Also, she shared ways to prepare their kid so he/she can qualify for the scholarship</p> <p>- Monica explained well the gotcha&#39;s While finalizing for college and about the president&#39;s student load program</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>(28:32 - 31:54) Fire Round</strong></p> <p>- Monica asked if she would change her investment strategy</p> <p>- Monica also shares her favorite Finance, real estate book, or any related book</p> <p>- Also Monica shared about the website and tools that she can recommend</p> <p>- Monica&#39;s advice to beginner investors</p> <p>- She also shared how she gives back </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>(31:54 - 33:02) Closing Segment</strong></p> <p>-If you want to learn more about the discussion, you can watch the podcast on<a href="https://youtu.be/--tcWn3T2eE">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wealth Matter’s YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>and you can reach out to Alpesh using this <a href="https://wealthmatrs.com/contact/">⁠