Show Notes
This episode aired originally on May 1, 2026.
May 1 is College Acceptance Day and as many families grapple with the soaring cost of college, Farnoosh shares thoughts on how to decide whether a college education is worth its price tag. Would you spend $100k a year?
Plus: Establishing credit for the first time and how to allocate your investments in your 30s. And a crazy story about how one woman’s investments disappeared from her bank’s website. What happened? How's midlife going? Fill out Farnoosh's survey and help shape the podcast in 2027.
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