Paying less for your son or daughter’s college education isn’t just about winning scholarships and getting tuition discounts—it’s also about planning your finances so your savings in one area can be redirected to provide funding for college. The following are a list of websites that will save you money in many different areas of [...]

Planning a trip to visit college campuses this year?  I gave you a couple of suggestions about how to “virtually” visit college campuses to keep costs down—but this great discount may help you to afford to really make the trip!
CampusVisit.com has teamed up with Amtrak to offer discounted companion fares for parents traveling with their [...]

There are so many different ways to save money on student travel—very good news for those of you who are sending your kids away to school! Whether they take a train, plane, or automobile, there are ways to keep your costs low and still have your student come home to visit!
I already mentioned some [...]

It seems everyone wants to give students discounts. Well, everyone except their schools—unless you learn how to improve your chances of getting a tuition discount! It is amazing how many discounts students can get—you just have to know where to look.
Today’s tip is about using discount cards to reduce your student’s cost of [...]

Today I have some new ideas on how to save money on all those little doodads and add-ons you need to customize your student’s computer. Keep these in mind for later; college classes like graphic or web design can mean your student will need to buy new programs. There are all kinds of software [...]

This is the first in a series about saving money on things your student will use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. My opening tips discuss how to save money on one of the ultimate big ticket item purchased for college: a computer.
Don’t you love it when I tell you that you don’t [...]

Here’s a little tip about paying for college: the Total Cost of Attendance is not a hard, fixed number, it is negotiable. Isn’t that great news? For so many of you, facing that cost quote you find in the financial aid section of the school’s website seems sky high. Lucky for you, [...]