# The College Decision Framework That Avoids Decades of Financial Stress w/ Shanna Due Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due.md Podcast: [Mitlin Money Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779) Published: 2026-07-22T03:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mitlinmoneymindset.libsyn.com/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mitlinmoneymindset/MMM_E299_Final_YouTube.mp4?dest-id=2366330 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/episodes/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due Duration seconds: 2100 ## Resource The college your kid falls in love with might be the one that costs you your retirement β€” and their financial future. That's the trap most families fall into, but college financial planner Shanna Due has a system for avoiding it. In this episode, she breaks down the three things every family needs to consider before saying "yes" to any school. You'll learn what to do if your child has their heart set on a specific school, how financial aid really works, and how to get the best college experience for the least amount of investment. Grab your copy of 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 π˜”π˜°π˜³π˜¦ π˜›π˜©π˜’π˜― π˜”π˜°π˜―π˜¦π˜Ί: 𝘍π˜ͺ𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘒𝘺𝘴 𝘡𝘰 π˜‹π˜¦π˜΄π˜ͺ𝘨𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘢𝘳 𝘍π˜ͺ𝘯𝘒𝘯𝘀π˜ͺ𝘒𝘭 π˜“π˜ͺ𝘧𝘦: https://www.duefinancial.com/general-6 Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (01:51) Becoming a financial planner (04:56) Three factors to choosing the best college (08:14) Why the college decision is hard on families (12:12) Start the money talk early (16:07) Treating college like a business (19:02) Even More Than Money: Five Ways to Design Your Financial Life (24:26) Using money as a tool, not the goal (27:53) Advice for aspiring authors (30:38) What brought you JOY today? If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/insights/blog/write-your-financial-future-a-financial-guide-for-authors/ Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/ Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist : https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocu… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/episodes/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mitlin-money-mindset-1317779/the-college-decision-framework-that-avoids-decades-of-financial-stress-w-shanna-due.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.