Let’s face it: even if you can get a tuition discount and figure out a clever book-buying cost- saving-strategy, college is expensive. It’s thousands of dollars. The only way to offset costs is to be creative, and most importantly, to get your student involved in the budgeting.
Understanding YOUR Estimated Cost
One of the first things most [...]

Even if your student isn’t headed off to college just yet, that first day in the real world always seems to arrive sooner than we expect it to. If you’re looking for a way to prepare your child to handle the realities of budgeting, look no further! I’ve compiled some clear cut, easy ways to [...]

Recently I came across a book on Amazon called College Contracts: Authentic Conversations With College-Bound Adult Children –a book about how to make a contract with your child before he or she heads off to school. The concept intrigued me, and I wondered whether the average parent would consider it.
The Give and Take (in Writing)
I [...]

Back in May I wrote about a new bit of student credit card legislation working it’s way through congress. At the time the bill had passed only in the Senate, but just recently the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 finally got signed into law.
Title III - Protection of Young Consumers
The new [...]

With financial strain hitting families from coast to coast, it is no wonder that more students are turning to student loans to help cover the cost of college, but does your child know all that a loan entails?
Here are a few things your student should understand about student loans before he or she starts borrowing.
1. [...]

I came across an interesting article on MSN today, which suggested that boys and girls might have differing perspectives on money. The article studied a collection of same-age pairs, from two schoolmates to a set of twins of opposite gender, and noted the disparities in their financial beliefs and habits.
The results were telling: on average [...]

Numerous college students work to help cover their tuition costs, and with the economy in its current state, it is becoming more and more necessary for many families. As in all parenting decisions, however, there are many more criteria (beyond the money factor) to consider when deciding whether or not your student should get a [...]

I took a hiatus from posting to my blog due to the fact that our staff member who formats and uploads the blog entries was on maternity leave. But she’s back now so I will again be making regular posts.
I want to update you on our own family’s college planning progress. You may [...]

Noticeable changes can happen the summer before college classes begin. Your once sociable, friendly, happy-go-lucky son or daughter may suddenly be moody, cranky, or even downright ticked off. You might find yourself bickering with your child about little things-the trash being taken out, buying school clothes, or even just eating dinner as a [...]

As parents, we spend a lot of time worrying about the college “investment.” We want to get the most for our money, and we want the dollars we spend for school now to become life-style sustaining incomes for our children later. More and more high school graduates continue on to college at least in [...]