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Category Archives: Student Loans

Financial Aid Podcast Live: How to Pay for College in Uncertain Times

The Financial Aid Podcast is hosting a select group of financial help, media and industry leaders to participate in a live podcast addressing the recent news regarding the credit crunch and student installment installment loans. Learn how you, as a student, parent, or family member can pay for college in 2008.  Student questions such as [...]

Time is Money

Years ago I received an interesting email comparing time with money that I was enchanted by. It stated we are permitted to make withdrawals from our fictional time bank, but unlike an actual bank, we are unable to make deposits. So “spend” your time wisely was the underlying theme.
I think we [...]

Choosing a College and Being Able to Afford It

A helpful article on College affordability – How are you going to pay for it all??? Please take some time to 1) read it and 2) Digg it:
Digg: Choosing a College and How to Pay for it
We will see what kind of visibility we can get with your help!

Scholarships Are Worth It

Does money really make the world go around, because I was under the belief it circled on its rotational axis at a 23.5 degree angle from vertical at 1000 miles per hour with no monetary influence, but that’s just me. Others have theorized that money actually makes the world go down like the Dow [...]

File your FAFSA and Apply for the Stafford Loan

Two things people do not always realize:
1) You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to qualify for federal student help, including the Stafford Loan. There is still time left so get it done online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
2) You are not done once you complete the FAFSA. You [...]

Saving Money

Do you struggle to save money? If so you are certainly not alone. Saving money is challenging. I equate it to dieting, exercising, or not seeing your friends for an extended period of time.
Dieting. It is so hard to shed those pounds and so easy to [...]