It’s college application season! When it comes to deadlines, colleges throw around several terms for when the application is due–early decision, early action, regular decision, and rolling admissions to name
When you think about financial aid, “quirky” might not be the first word that comes to mind. However, with something so complex as finances and all the different personal situations
Part of the college application process for seniors is applying for financial aid and/or student loans by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. The very
We hope the day never comes. The day when you lose a job, face extreme medical bills, or suffer a loss resulting in unexpected expenses. Suddenly, the budget you worked so hard to plan goes out the window. You are faced with being unable to pay your student loan debt.
We hear the ads all the time–“Do you know your credit score?” The actors are just miserable because their credit score is “bad.” But, what is a credit score anyway?
In today’s world, the existence of student loans is more common than ever. With 43 million borrowers, the chances are good that most college graduates will have some amount of
So much depends on your credit score. Credit scores are used by lenders like banks, credit card companies, mortgage lenders, and credit unions. In addition to those, credit scores are
Updated April 2022. For recent college graduates, investing can seem like an impossible (and massively complex) undertaking. The majority of recent grads are just happy to have a job that
We’ve been seeing a dangerous trend. Students entering college are completely ignoring their impending student loan debt. They believe the proposals of several presidential candidates in past elections will actually
If you have seen my college presentations, you know I start a lot of my talks with two questions…
1.How many of you are concerned about your child getting into their dream school?
2.If they get in, how many of you are concerned about how to pay for it?
The answers are always the same — 100% of you say yes!
If you’re a fan of “The Middle” TV show like we are, you may have seen this clip when Sue receives the letter about her college financial aid package. She wonders how can she survive college if she can’t even understand her letter? — a valid question.
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