One of the groups I get the most e-mails from are parents who feel guilty because they can’t afford the full cost of their child’s education. The good news is Upromise offers a free way for your parents to help you pay down your student…
Continue reading...Monthly Archives: November 2010
Paying for Holiday Gifts and Your Student Loan Payments
I used to babysit an incredibly wealthy 4 year-old with a $100 a day allowance, but she loved the $2 jars of bubbles I used to buy her. She also loved drawing paper and crayons. Many adults are the same way:…
Continue reading...Five Fun Financial Holiday Gifts for All Ages
Personal finance gifts don’t have to be humdrum. Check out Five Fun Financial Holiday Gifts for All Ages.
Continue reading...Top Tax Refunds For Recent Grads – link fixed
I mentioned Top Tax Refunds For Recent Grads in my resources list for those who attended my CollegeWeekLive presentation, but the link wasn’t working. The link is fixed and this is one of my favorite articles. Tax refunds can not…
Continue reading...Free Money for College? How to Optimize Your Scholarship Search
Whether you’re applying to colleges or graduate schools or you’re already a student, there’s little doubt that every scholarship dollar you can get to set off tuition costs is worth your time and effort several times over. With student…
Continue reading...Executive MBA Programs
Thinking about whether to go back for an MBA or an EMBA? Checkout Executive MBA Programs: Managers Going Back to School.
Continue reading...Resources Mentioned on CollegeWeekLive
Hello to all who attended my presentation at CollegeWeekLive Spring. Here are the resources I mentioned and a few I didn’t. May you all be successful in building a plan to pay for college with minimal debt. Tweet me anytime…
Continue reading...Ask Me Questions Online During CollegeWeekLive Fall – Important Update
I’m fortunate enough to be part of the online college fair CollegeWeekLive Fall. I’m presenting via webcam and answering your questions on “Paying for College Without Sacrificing Your Future.” Unfortunately, there were techincal difficulties that prevented the presentation tonight.…
Continue reading...When Student Loans Come Due: A 7-Step Plan for Recent College Grads
Attention, Class of 2010: the clock is ticking. If you graduated college in May and have federal Stafford loans (subsidized, unsubsidized, or both), your six-month grace period before student loan payments start ends this month. Have you carved out a…
Continue reading...Ask Me Questions Online During CollegeWeekLive Fall – Important Update
I’m fortunate enough to be part of the online college fair CollegeWeekLive Fall. I’m presenting via webcam and answering your questions on “Paying for College Without Sacrificing Your Future.” Unfortunately, there were techincal difficulties that prevented the presentation tonight.…
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