College

Education: Your Hedge Against Inflation

by Miranda

Every now again, we hear about inflation, and the way it erodes your earning power. As prices rise, you either have to earn more money, to keep pace, or you have to cut back on your spending so that you aren’t using as much of your money. Most people prefer to look for better returns. [...]

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How Will Your Student Loans Affect Your Credit Score?

by Miranda

You’d be hard-pressed to make it through college these days without student loans. With the cost of a post-secondary education rising each year, most people can’t afford to attend university without the help of student loans.  Even a 529 plan and a partial-tuition scholarship might not be enough to avoid student loans. While there are [...]

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Student Loan Debt Bubble – Is This Our Next Economic Crisis?

by Glen Craig

As if the student loan problem wasn’t already approaching crisis levels, it may get a lot worse. In 2010 more than $100 billion worth of student loan debt was taken out, making the total amount that Americans owe for education now more than $1 trillion. The average graduate leaves school with $25,250 in student loan [...]

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How to Make the Most of Your Liberal Arts Degree

by Melissa

When I graduated from high school, I knew there were two things that I loved—reading and writing.  I told everyone I knew that I wanted to be a writer, and the majority of them asked, “But what will you really do?” My eighteen-year-old self felt misunderstood, but now that I have children of my own, [...]

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Save on College Costs by Attending a College with Free Tuition

by Melissa

Attending a college without paying any tuition sounds too good to be true, but it is not.  There are a handful of colleges that are tuition-free, but as you can guess, they are extremely competitive to get into.  If you would like to send your child to a tuition-free school, the early high school years [...]

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Consider Working at a University to Help Pay College Expenses

by Melissa

My aunt and uncle, both high school graduates with no college education, had nine kids and helped the ones who wanted to go to college pay for their education. Many of the nine children now hold professional positions such as financial planner and nursing supervisor.  They are all successful adults, and some make very good [...]

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The Three Best Financial Moves You Can Make for Your Child

by Melissa

My grandmother was a young bride during the Great Depression, and some of the frugality she practiced during that time never left her. When I was young, I routinely saw her washing aluminum foil and plastic bags for reuse. She and my grandfather lived in a trailer park during retirement to minimize their monthly expenses, and [...]

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Save Money: Attend Community College First

by Melissa

The cost of college is skyrocketing.  According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average price for public tuition, room and board during the 2009-2010 school year at a four year institution was $12,804.  For private institutions, it averaged a staggering $32,184.  As government funding has changed to loan-based aid, rather than grant-based aid, [...]

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How to Survive College Without a Car

by Guest

Going to college has its challenges.  You are forced to adapt to a new environment, meet new friends, study countless hours and much more.  These difficulties are only made worse by financial hardship.  If you have already graduated from college, try to think of another time in your life where you have paid tens of [...]

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Alternative College Housing Options to Save Money

by Melissa

If a student decides to go to a college one or more hours away from home, a large part of their living expense is room and board.  Of course, there are the traditional dorm rooms and meal plans or off campus apartments.  But both of these options are rather expensive.  At my Alma mater, the [...]

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