Robert Farrington is the Founder and CEO of The College Investor, a personal finance and investing site dedicated to helping college students and young adults improve their financial literacy. Robert strongly believes in financial literacy for all people and wants everyone to learn how a few simple actions can make a lifetime of difference. Robert has been featured in a large number of national publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Kiplinger, and more. Robert is also active in the FinTech space and enjoys helping consumer-facing FinTech companies strategize and execute social media and marketing messages.

Kids have the right to education, but that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your retirement for student loans. What if there are ways parents and kids can both learn to help themselves in this situation? 

Both parents and kids need to have good financial pictures. There are tips and tricks that students need to learn so they don’t struggle with the loans later — like carefully selecting which college to attend and working while in school. Parents also need to prioritize where to save. To help, Robert Farrington is here to share the important tips he used to help him through college and pay off his loans.

In this episode of The Live Fortunately Podcast, Seth Burstein is joined by Robert Farrington, the Founder and CEO of The College Investor, to discuss the top financial tips for college and student loans. Robert explains what should dictate the college you attend, the importance of working as a student, and tips on how to save for a house, retirement, and for college for your kids.