Every year the cost of college goes up, and every year families struggle to meet these rising costs. Pay for College Without Sacrificing Your Retirement offers help for taking on the double challenge of paying for your children's college education and saving for your retirement. It shows how to maximize your resources, evaluate colleges and financial aid opportunities, avoid crushing student debt, make the tax system work for you, and save for retirement. Essential information for families at all income levels financial aid and figuring your "expected family contribution", academic, athletic, and need-based scholarships, tax-sheltered savings plans such as 529s, business assets, loans, home equity, and retirement savings, potential help from grandparents, how to choose the best college for the money. Book jacket.