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How Grandparents Can Help Save for College
Many grandparents want to help their grandchildren achieve their dreams of college. Unfortunately, how grandparents save or offer assistance can unintentionally reduce a student’s eligibility for financial aid. Knowing some of the rules in advance will ensure that a grandparent’s good intentions are fulfilled without penalizing the student. If you are a grandparent (or soon…
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How to Increase College Savings without Leaving Your Couch
Use these holiday hints to increase college savings and by this time next year, you’ll be proud of your accomplishments. (…and don’t forget to clue in grandparents and other relatives to get a bigger bang for your buck!)
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Why is the cost of college different for every student?
When people buy things, they know the price and act accordingly. For inexpensive stuff, Apple-pay, a debit card or cash is offered without much analysis. With increasingly more expensive items, such as a TV, a car, or a house, consumers research. They consider options and shop around to determine what is affordable and how to…
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Student Loan Basics: The Difference between Consolidating and Refinancing
Picking a student loan that meets your needs requires an understanding of some basic concepts. Student Loan Basics empowers you with information to make informed choices to borrow for college and manage the debt after college. This article explains the important differences between consolidating and refinancing student loans.
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Student Loan Basics: How to Pay-off your Loan Faster
Picking a student loan that meets your needs requires an understanding of some basic concepts. Student Loan Basics empowers you with information to make informed choices to borrow for college. This article explains loan amortization and shows how to pay off student loans faster.
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Student Loan Basics: Fixed & Variable Interest Rates
Picking a student loan that best meets your needs requires you to understand some basic concepts. Student Loan Basics is a series of articles to empower you with information about student loans and help you make smart financial choices.
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Save Money: Dig into Financial Aid
College admissions decisions are arriving – a joyous time for students relishing their success. A disappointing moment when dream schools say no. No matter which, these emotions will soon be overrun by the reality of making a school choice. And then figuring out how to pay the coming college bill. Lurking under it all: how much student loan debt will…
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The Facts, Not the Hype, about Student Loan Forgiveness
Student loan forgiveness is a hot topic. Here are six facts to help you make sure you don’t get burned by the hype around loan forgiveness. Know the facts now to avoid taking a loan expecting that it will be forgiven only to find out that you don’t qualify after making ten years of payments.
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Tuition Payment Plans – Hidden Gems to Pay for College
Most families know that there are many ways to pay for college: savings, loans, grants, scholarships, financial aid, gifts from friends and family, income from a job, etc. Sometimes overlooked is a hidden gem that could reduce student borrowing and the total cost of paying for college: tuition payment plans.