The $100,000 Question: How to Avoid Paying for a Degree Your Teen Won’t Use

Parent and teen calmly review college cost, FAFSA, and financial aid documents together at a bright kitchen table.

With college averaging $100,000, the real question is how to ensure it’s worth it. Parents everywhere are feeling the pressure: tuition rising faster than inflation, majors changing midway through college, and stories of 20‑something graduates moving back home, still unsure what direction to take. It doesn’t have to be that way,  not if you start […]