I'm a millionaire and single mom. I'm teaching my daughter the value of money — but she's also taught me I work too much.

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Sheri Atwood prioritized her daughter Janicya's education.

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The way Americans pay for higher education is changing

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I wanted my daughter to graduate from college debt-free, so I bought a storage unit business. It paid for her entire tuition.

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The author owns a storage unit business to pay for her daughter's college tuition.

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I'm not paying for my kids' college tuition unless they want to be doctors or lawyers. Money isn't the issue — the ROI has to be worth it.

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Bobby Kittleberger and his wife.

Bobby Kittleberger

Bronx medical student who suddenly got free tuition after a $1B donation says the school will be a nightmare to get into now

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Avraham Kohanzadeh will have his final semester at the Einstein College of Medicine paid for in full.

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Here's how much it costs to go to the 10 biggest colleges in the US

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Business Insider looked at the cost of big universities, such as The Pennsylvania State University.

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‘I’ve had this black cloud looming over me’: How private lenders have left millions of college students with no hope for the future

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University of Southern California social work students just sued the school, accusing it of 'intentionally' misleading people of color about the program and forcing them into 'massive' student debt

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The University of Southern California is pictured in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 22, 2018.

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Ambitious parents are spending hundreds of thousands on consultants to help get their kids into Ivy League schools, report says

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3 reasons why Americans aren't going to college anymore

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  • College enrollment has declined over the last decade.
  • It comes amid higher education affordability issues and a surging student-debt crisis.
  • Today's hot labor market and campus politics may also have contributed to the drop.

A college degree just might not be worth it anymore.

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