Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Making College Happen with Howard Freedman
In this conversation, Dayle from Homeschool Minnesota interviews financial aid consultant Howard Freedman about the complexities of college applications and financing. They discuss common mistakes parents make when saving for college, the importance of understanding various college options, and how to reduce anxiety in the college process. Howard emphasizes the need for effective communication between parents and students regarding financial decisions and offers insights into what families can expect during a consultation with him.
Links:
To visit Howard's website and to order his book: https://www.financialaidconsulting.com/
To contact Homeschool Minnesota--MÂCHÉ: https://mache.org/
Chapters
00:00 Navigating College Applications and Financial Aid
05:26 Common Mistakes in College Financing
09:39 Understanding College Options and Opportunities
13:22 Addressing Financial Constraints for College
17:34 Reducing Anxiety in the College Process
20:41 Effective Communication Between Parents and Students
26:33 Consultation Insights with Howard Freedman
college applications, financial aid, scholarships, FAFSA, college financing, student loans, college options, anxiety reduction, parent-student communication, education planning
8 months ago
Hi Dayle, Awesome advice on the podcast on the traps of student loan and to mitigate it. Dayle, I sent you an email for MACHE about offering families a free chess field trip to learn chess and chess strategies from a professional. I do this with other large homeschool orgs like NCHE and work with their outreach director. Anyways my goal is to volunteer my time to another 5 big homeschool orgs by the end of the year and introduce the great game of chess to another 200 families. Let me know Thanks Steven email btw came from