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Getting Some Is Only The Easy Part...

TrueStar wrote 1 week ago:  No, no, not sex- money. Get your minds out gutter, I mean saving and spending money. Credit cards … more →

Tags: Teens, Special Features, Credit Card, checking account, debit card, Debt

New GI bill - benefits vary by state???

moniqueleonard wrote 1 week ago: Yup, you read that right. The feds decided to provide veterans with a stipend equaling the cost of t … more →

Tags: Graduate Students, grants, Legislation affecting students, Student Loan News, The Financial Aid Process, Financial Aid, GI Bill, veteran tuition aid, Veterans

July 1, 2009 - Big Changes Take Effect Today3 comments

moniqueleonard wrote 2 weeks ago: Welcome to the next fiscal year, and along with it come some great changes for borrowers. The maxim … more →

Tags: Graduate Students, Legislation affecting students, Parent PLUS Loans, Stafford Loans, Student Loan News, The Financial Aid Process

Student Loan Watch: FICO 08 and the Human Capital Score (HCS)

Barbara Bryn Klare wrote 2 weeks ago: Today, there is a “loan gap” between federal grants and loans and the real cost of an e … more →

Finally - a simpler FAFSA

moniqueleonard wrote 3 weeks ago: Education Secretary Arne Duncan is expected to unveil a new, simpler FAFSA form at today’s dai … more →

Tags: FAFSA, Legislation affecting students, Student Loan News, The Financial Aid Process, fafsa help, Student Loans

Online Degrees - Don't think outside the box, throw the box away

moniqueleonard wrote 2 months ago: So it’s May, you have your award letters.  You don’t get enough financial aid from any s … more →

Tags: Online Schools, Private Loans, Stafford Loans, The Financial Aid Process, Classes online, Online Degrees

Forget the Economy - Stick to the Job Hunt2 comments

Guest Author wrote 2 months ago: [Ed. note: Kristen Fischer is the author of Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: An After-College Guide … more →

Tags: guest authors, Jobs, LinkedIn 09 Grads Guide, LinkedIn Seek Week, Students, Tips & Tricks, after college jobs, college spending, find jobs

529 Plan: How to Save Money for College

bestgrowthstock wrote 2 months ago: It’s never too early to start thinking about your children’s college education. The soon … more →

Tags: Savings, Investments, Mutual Funds, Finance, Personal Finance, education savings

Preparing for liftoff into the galaxy of college1 comment

Guest Author wrote 2 months ago: [Ed. note: This belongs to our series of posts featuring tips for recent grads from LinkedIn users. … more →

Tags: guest authors, LinkedIn 09 Grads Guide, LinkedIn Seek Week, Students, Tips & Tricks, college spending, steffany-bane, tips for college freshmen

The best and worst of 529 plans

moniqueleonard wrote 2 months ago: The Wall Street Journal has a great new article that evaluates 529 plans, taking into account the cu … more →

Tags: 529 plans, FIN, Financial Aid

Advice from a financial strategist on paying off student debt 3 comments

Guest Author wrote 2 months ago: [Ed. note: This belongs to our series of posts featuring tips for recent grads from LinkedIn users. … more →

Tags: guest authors, LinkedIn 09 Grads Guide, LinkedIn Seek Week, Students, Tips & Tricks, college spending, debt repayment, financial strategist, jos-willard

About to attend a public school in Georgia? Your tuition is going up

moniqueleonard wrote 3 months ago: Remember back in 2006 when Georgia decided to freeze tuition at your freshman-year price for all 4 y … more →

Tags: The Financial Aid Process, Georgia, paying for college, Tuition, Tuition Freeze

Coupon Sites

family3stew wrote 3 months ago: Free coupon sites: Food Lion: This is for food lion customers. Coupon Bug RedPlum Interesting alte … more →

Tags: Grocery shopping helps, Coupons, Grocery, Shopping

Saving Money for your Child’s Education

wireworks1 wrote 3 months ago: The word Scholarship is the one that each and every parent would love to hear every day. But they do … more →

Tags: Saving Money Tips, Saving Money, Save Money, saving for money, College education, Parenting, advice for parent, Scholarships for College Students

Learn to Cook = Saving for College + Avoid the ‘Freshman 15’!

angelatunner wrote 3 months ago: off to college REALLY? We all have to eat, and eating is a major expense when you are saving for c … more →

Tags: dorm cooking, no cook dorm cooking, easy dorm cooking, microwave dorm meals, freshman 15, avoiding the freshman 15

Obama proposes to end federal lending through banks4 comments

moniqueleonard wrote 4 months ago: President Obama is threatening to axe the FFEL program, through which students borrow federal studen … more →

Tags: Parent PLUS Loans, Stafford Loans, Student Loan News, The Financial Aid Process

Little Known IRS Provision Changes 529 Plans - For the Better

Barbara Bryn Klare wrote 4 months ago: The IRS did something to help us this time. Families (parents, grandparents or interested others) sa … more →

Tags: 529, allocation, College, Investment, I.R.S., Savings

Little Known IRS Provision Changes 529 Plans - For the Better

Barbara Bryn Klare wrote 4 months ago: The IRS did something to help us this time. Families (parents, grandparents or interested others) sa … more →

Tags: 529, College, Savings, I.R.S., allocation, Investment

Students learn importance of saving in recession

romicial wrote 5 months ago: Families face new challenges in paying for college during the economic recession.  Tuition keeps ris … more →

Tags: Issues Monitoring, College, Romina Cialdella, Financial Aid, Obama's plan for education, recession


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