We start hour two by returning to college debt and the cost of higher education. A caller joins us to debate federal involvement in education, while we talk about financial literacy, school spending, law-school debt and whether students understand the bills they are signing up to pay after graduation.
The crew compares community college, state schools and expensive private institutions, with Nick thinking ahead to the choices his daughters will face in several years. We also get listener reaction to the morning’s education conversation before shifting into the show’s approaching anniversary and remembering Dennis Haskins, the actor behind Mr. Belding on Saved by the Bell, following his death at 75.
Then things get personal. Nick reads an email from a listener who unloads on him, Greg and the show, and we give the critic plenty of airtime in return. That leads into the morning’s spending discussion: nearly one in four Americans say they spend at least $500 a month on nonessential purchases. We debate Aldi, restaurants, delivery fees, forgotten subscriptions, impulse purchases and the 50-30-20 budgeting rule.
