By — Beth Kobliner Beth Kobliner Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/quiz-do-you-know-how-to-avoid-mountains-of-student-debt Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Quiz: Do you know how to avoid mountains of student debt? Making Sen$e Oct 1, 2018 6:01 PM EDT Sometimes it seems like you have to go to college to simply learn how to apply to college. Figuring out how to find the right school for your kid—and a sensible way to pay for it—can be challenging. But with tuitions (and student loan debt) at an all-time high, you can’t afford not to do it. Take this true/false pop quiz—shorter than a midterm!—to see where you stand. Then check out We Need to Talk: College for all you need to know about choosing and paying for school. Beth Kobliner is the author of two New York Times best-selling books on money, and has just released We Need to Talk: College We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Beth Kobliner Beth Kobliner One of the nation’s leading authorities on personal finance for young people, Beth Kobliner is a commentator and journalist and the author of two New York Times bestsellers: "Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties" and an essential guide for parents, "Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not)." She was selected by President Obama to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, dedicated to increasing the financial know-how of kids of all ages and economic backgrounds. A former staff writer at Money magazine, Beth has contributed to The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Today, Sesame Street and NPR. Beth graduated from Brown University and lives with her family in New York City. @BethKobliner
Sometimes it seems like you have to go to college to simply learn how to apply to college. Figuring out how to find the right school for your kid—and a sensible way to pay for it—can be challenging. But with tuitions (and student loan debt) at an all-time high, you can’t afford not to do it. Take this true/false pop quiz—shorter than a midterm!—to see where you stand. Then check out We Need to Talk: College for all you need to know about choosing and paying for school. Beth Kobliner is the author of two New York Times best-selling books on money, and has just released We Need to Talk: College We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now