I found this article a few days ago on the Washington Post website and thought it was interesting (you may have to create a free account with washingtonpost.com to view the entire piece). While it didn’t really give me much new information (student debt and credit cards being an interest of mine), I thought it [...]
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Interesting Article
Posted in Credit Cards, Credit Reports, Incoming Students on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What I Wish I’d Done
Posted in Incoming Students, Scholarships on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the biggest mistakes I made when figuring out how to finance my education was not checking out scholarships very thoroughly. I applied to a few of the big ones offered by my state which didn’t require much in the way of an application, were very competitive and of course, turned me down despite [...]
Three Obvious Ways to Lower Your College Debt
Posted in Consolidation, Graduation, Incoming Students on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In doing research on student debt, there are three things that repeatedly come up as ways to lower your debt before, during and after college. They aren’t tricks or secrets and they seem really obvious if you think about it. Unfortunately, it seems that many people either aren’t aware of these ideas or aren’t trying them out, so to [...]
Help on the Way for Incoming Students?
Posted in Incoming Students, Private Loans, Textbooks, True Cost of College on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like there may be some upcoming improvements in college funding if the president approves a bill passed by the House yesterday (the Senate approved a similar one too). The bill would require the Education Department to create a website giving detailed information on college costs, including which schools have had high or frequent tuition [...]
