Welcome to the final part of the Financial Aid Finder’s five-part FAFSA Workshop. If you want to catch up on parts 1-4, follow these links: Essential FAFSA Documents FAFSA PIN Common FAFSA Blunders FAFSA Deadlines Well, we have arrived at the final installment of our FAFSA workshop. For some of you, this may no longer [...]
It’s never too late to save for your children’s education. Even if your child is a teenager, save as much money as you can until they are ready to attend college. One way to save is with a 529 college savings plan. A 529 college savings plan is an investment plan that puts money aside [...]
At senior high schools around the country, the financial aid night has become a common fall event. With financial aid becoming more complex, many high school counseling offices are wisely choosing to invite the experts in to discuss the details of applying for and accepting financial aid. One thing to remember is that if your [...]
May 23, Before you gamble the ranch on your child’s college education, do a little research to make sure it’s worth it. There are several reasons that a Home-Equity Loan may not be a good idea. In a recent article on Bloomberg.Com, these types of student loans can get you into trouble. Home-Equity Loans can [...]
An expert from Kaplan was featured on the Today show discussing various ways to prepare for college costs. He highlighted some issues that we have discussed in previous “news” articles on FinancialAidFinder. This is a very tumultuous time for financial aid as budget cuts have reduced federal aid by $41 billion dollars while the cost [...]
It’s never too early to start planning for how you are going to pay for your child’s college education. Saving for college is critical. Public Universities raised the tuition for the 2005-06 academic year more than 7%! It’s scary to imagine what that cost might be eighteen years from now. If you have just had [...]
