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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 loans. Learn how you, as a student, parent, or family member can pay for college in 2008.  Student questions such as the…
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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 can all agree…
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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 on…
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FAFSA Application Season – The First Step in Applying for Financial Aid

If you are a high school senior and are planning to go to college in the fall, the first step in the financial help application process is the FAFSA.  What is a FAFSA?  It is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  What is it for?  You have to complete this government form to qualify…
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Compare Private Student Loans

The Student Loan Network offers a unique option to customers; choose from two different private student installment loan options. The first, a standard “school certified” private college student installment loan has somewhat lower fees and rates.  The down side is that the school has to certify the installment loan (verify that you are a student…
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Student Loan Network Sponsoring $10,000 Scholarship

This post was originally written in 2008 about the Student Loan Network and we are proud to see that the network is still going strong. In fact the Student Loan networks scholarship is also still available as well, which is even more exciting. You can find out more about the Student Loan Network Sponsoring $10,000…
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Financial Independence can be Yours!

Financial independence, regardless of your definition, is something we all strive for. But think about those two words for a moment. What does financial independence truly mean to you? Perhaps financial independence to you means moving out of Mom and Dad’s house and getting your own place. Maybe it means procuring your first checking account…
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Changes in How Default Rates are Calculated at your College

The Congressional Budget Office has issued its estimate of the cost to the federal government of H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, as approved by the House Education and Labor Committee on November 15. This bill represents the House version of Higher Education Act reauthorizing. In contrast to the budget reconciliation…
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First Things First when Applying for Financial Aid

If I could make two suggestions to anyone applying for financial help, they would be: Complete the FAFSA Form EARLY, and Search for and Apply for scholarships as often as possible Why?  The two biggest mis-perceptions about students applying for financial aid are: The FAFSA Form is too complicated (so I will put it off…
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Entrance Strategy

As we all know debt is a liability or obligation to pay or render something. Unfortunately many of us find ourselves biting off more than we can chew in this regard. In fact, some friends told me recently they are so far in debt with their student installment loans they have just stopped paying them…
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