College on a Dime: Public colleges boosted by economic woes
Filed under: College, College on a DimeMany college-bound high school students have their eye on attending expensive private colleges, ... job market, a few hundred dollars per month in student loan payments can add to the stress ... . The huge expenditures of the first few years will have been for nothing. With student loans drying up, many [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 19:00:00
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What’s Going On? November 6, 2008
"High School Musical" star Bart Johnson I don’t know what it’s like by you, but it’s gray, ... one. What happens if you’re approved fora loan but can’t afford to pay it off? This is especially appropropriate for college students seeking student loans, and those who are considering applying [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 17:10:42
How To Pay Down $83,306.89 in Student Loans
I have been out of college for about 2.5 years now and made a little bit of progress on my private student loan ... from you) against my private consolidation loan. So the goal is looking at a minimum of $16,800 going ... but not impossible. How are your numbers looking for student loan debt remaining? Private or federal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 20:00:00
Hard Times for Student Borrowers
Kelly Lynch, a former Columbia College Chicago film and video major, is paying educational loan lender Sallie Mae $600 a month, ... loan lender suspended its student loan consolidation program in April. The policy shift left many ... about 1 percent of his total student loan debt of $60,000. Though Lynch, 21, never received [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 16:02:42
Student Debt Consolidation Loan
by Mary Bush Large numbers of college students make that common mistake each year of signing up for as many credit cards as possible ... . About the Author: Debt Consolidation Articles Advise For Rebuilding Your Credit with a Prepaid Debit Card ... application. Of course, once the credit cards start to arrive, they’ll be using them to finance [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:05:55
40 Money Tips for College Students
I remember the first day I set foot at college, it was a mixture of excitement and fear at the prospect of being on my own ... , myself included, this means graduating with some student loan debt (I had and still have over $20k in student loans) but that’s OK. Avoid credit card debt at all costs. Consider this, if you owe [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 11:43:57
The Rising Costs of Student Loans
It wasn’t until he graduated college in May 2008 that my friend Ben realized the depth of his student loans: $40, ... too much about the numbers as he signed loan papers at the start of each semester. The debt totals ... at the time. In the past ten years, debt levels for college graduates have more than doubled. In 1993 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 23:43:36
Crutches, Magpies, and Tomatoes Oh My!
I survived my knee surgery. Yay! Whew! I’ve spent the last few days icing, elevating, sleeping, medicating, and healing ... : Money Ning 6 Tips to Detour Around Car Loan Problems : The Frugal Duchess Travel Tips for College Students : Broke Grad Student Carnivals Carnival of Personal Finance : Banker Girl Festival [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 03:21:48
AES Student Loans Review (pfblogs.org)
American Education Services is a private company that offers information and applications for a variety of governmental and private financing options for students all under one roof. Their website http://www.aessuccess.org/ allows students and their parents to compare various college loan programs, search out financial aid and scholarships [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 03:04:06
College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand
I have seen this first hand. No one holds a gun to these people's heads. They don't understand sacraficing now to have more later ... debt. And don't get me started on all the credit card kiosks around campuses. Only fools get those ... into a pit of debt from which many will never recover. Raya Golden thought she was handling college [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 13:25:34
Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
by Michael Geoffrey Yes, there is such a thing as good debt ... in the long run. * Student loans - Getting a college education is a good investment as well. By earning ... a start up loan for a business venture this can be good debt. Again you are borrowing in order to give [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:09:45
So What!
Image by PaoloMazzo (license). Note: This is a guest post by Curtis Greve of Metreks The other day I was talking with my good friend ... a house payment; my kids might have to take out a student loan to go to college [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 14:28:59
Colleges Offer a Helping Hand to Struggling Students
It seems like every day brings unhappy news about the recession–but happily, today is not one of those days for college-bound students! ... 200,000 potential applicants, but also set up a video on their financial aid site about the Stafford loan. So as you prepare for upcoming college bills, don’t forget to do your homework! Call [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:34:48
Colleges Offer a Helping Hand to Struggling Students
It seems like every day brings unhappy news about the recession–but happily, today is not one of those days for college-bound students! ... 200,000 potential applicants, but also set up a video on their financial aid site about the Stafford loan. So as you prepare for upcoming college bills, don’t forget to do your homework! Call [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:35:08
Student Loan Debt Crushing Graduates
I support higher education, but after seeing a lot of college graduates working at Starbucks, ... s $85-billion student loan market. She borrowed heavily, presuming that all her debt was part ... in photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. She also picked up $140,000 in student debt [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 12:00:18
Get a Free Bottle of Suave - Today Only!
Suavenomics As college students, saving money on everything is more important than ever ... all, student loans don’t pay themselves off. Here’s a free beauty offer you will want to take advantage ... , be sure to tell your friends to get theirs too. Copyright © 2009 College Fashion .Net. This Feed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:01:06
Bankruptcy
Teresa Sullivan et al's book, As We Forgive Our Debtors (1989, see Chap 8, specifically) ... of points right after college. I had credit card debt, student loan debt, and an uninsured car accident ... points out that women were not even guaranteed credit in their own names until 1970 (or 1974 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:47:18
THE COMPLEXITY OF STUDENT AID
Ten million individuals annually seek student aid for college ... - primarily Pell Grants and Stafford Loans - undermine its efficacy, while doing little to improve the targeting of loans and grants to those who need them most, according to researchers Susan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:08:54
Important News for College Graduates
Attention recent college graduates: starting July 1st, ... loan consolidation program. All borrowers with non-consolidation federal student loans that were ... percent can save big money by refinancing their debt after July 1st of this year [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 20:30:00
Zombies Calling
I enjoyed Faith Erin Hicks’ The War at Ellsmere so much that I wanted to read her previous book ... Joss is a geek struggling with college exams and student loans. Her roommates are Robyn, who’s girl [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 16:11:52
NASFAA's Misplaced Priorities
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) ... of the student loan industry. This time, the group's focus is on ensuring that lenders and colleges ... Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, Day urged Paulson and Spellings to take "similar effective [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 19:20:10
Building A Better Bailout
Okay, let’s not go down the same path. Obama is saying it’s time to step up: In Nevada today, Obama turned up the volume, ... owner who uses LOCs? How many of you have children who need a student loan to go to college? How many [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 01:30:39
The Daily Poverty Post.
You are looking at Bossy when she graduated from college, which was approximately eighteen years after she began ... from her husband yesterday saying, “Oops, I forgot about your student loan!” Of course you don’t remember, because Bossy never told you! And guess how much Bossy still owes on her student loan [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 13:56:44
Help a Reader: Funding College
Here's a question I recently received from a reader: Should I take a new Stafford Loan for school, or just put it on a credit card? CC rate is 5.9% Student Loan is 6.8% Each 6 month term will be around 3k. I'm looking at 4 terms to finish. The tax benefits of the Student Loan are interesting, but I'm not sure how great they will really [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 19:46:10
Higher Ed Roundup: Week of July 14 - July 18
Dept. of Ed Requests Emergency Survey on Credit Transfers Few Colleges Join TEACH program New Repayment Program for Borrowers May Not Help All ... turns in to a loan if students fail to meet their commitment to teach for four years following graduation. The change from grant to loan can occur even while students are teaching if their schools move [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 00:31:00
The top 50 most expensive adwords
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Date: 2008-10-06 12:45:25
10 of the Millennium’s Best College Business Scandals
Having a higher education usually means making a higher income, but these ten deal snatchers have made an art form of pilfering available resources ... list. About 90% of students look no further when seeking a federally guaranteed student loan ... returned millions to the schools based on loan volume the schools referred. Six schools have agreed [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 19:30:49
College Board settles NY, Conn. student loan probe
Associated Press - December 8, 2008 1:55 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York officials say the national association that writes and administers the SAT has resolved a two-state investigation... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 20:20:43
Vote for Thomas!
UPDATE, 11/19, 3:15p: Last week I asked you to vote for pro-life blogger Thomas Peters to receive a $10k college scholarship ... be able to pay off some loan interest this year. ;-)_______________ November 14: Young Thomas Peters ... off my student loans," Thom wrote. "Which means less stress about paying them off and more time [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 14:53:35
Putting a Price on Virginity: $3.7 mil?
The highest reported offer for the virginity of "Natalie Dylan" is now $3.7 million ... her college status to fraudulently apply for student loans, and then ran off with the money." Here is a video [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:06:00
Get Your Bailout With Two Easy Pages
So just how tough is it for a bank to apply for a bailout? Not very: WASHINGTON - Ever need a college loan? ... the five-page Uniform Residential Loan Application. But what if you’re a bank looking for a few ... bailout plan in need of more accountability and oversight. "When student lenders and mortgage [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 07:24:55
Simple to Read, Hard to Execute: 10 Ways to Save Money in College
Written on 6/04/2008 by Soo L. of womopo.com - practical tips and advice for men ... to rack up a lot of credit card debt. So instead of making poor decisions with your credit card, save ... on naive and unsuspecting college students. Some examples of this are credit card companies, loan [more...]
Date: 2008-06-04 22:39:48
11 Tips for Choosing Great Second-Hand Clothes (pfblogs.org)
It all started after my mother graduated from college in 1979. With a teaching degree in hand, a student loan to pay off, and a family to support, she began shopping at thrift stores. We had fun those Saturday mornings, going through our community’s small [more...]
Date: 2008-09-14 08:58:49
How to Make Online Money without any Investment
I started out my home-based business when I was in college. I do not have money to invest on my business. I was also afraid to loan money from the bank because I had student loan already. So, I decided to make online money without investment, but by hard work. I think I am successful in marketing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:50:45
Damn “loan sharks”
In Forbes newest issue: “The Great College Hoax: Higher education can be a financial disaster. Especially with return on degrees down and student loan sharks on the prowl.” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:54:01
Student Loans By the Numbers
I can’t believe summer is actually over. Where did the time go? As summer comes to a close, it is nice to welcome the start of football season. Let’s just hope my fantasy football team can actually win a game. I’m not excited about the prospects of becoming the Detroit Lions of my fantasy league. First off, I wanted to share this awesome graphic from College Scholarships.org . I’m so glad they shared this with me and I could then share it with my readers: Ask Mr. Credit Cards Spe [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 22:45:22
Bad Credit Student Loans
by Dave Davidson For individuals who would like to get a college education, the cost of tuition can often make or break their decision ... need, you may be able to qualify for a Federal Stafford loan or Perkins loan. The Stafford loan issued ... loans. There is another kind of Stafford loan that is unsubsidized. This means that once the loan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:13:19
Another Reason to Skip College
Another Reason to Skip College Posted by Karen DeCoster at 08:59 AM This article claims that student loan defaults are still under 10%, ... allowing them to seize income-tax refunds, withhold professional licenses and enlist collection agencies to gather payments. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Education withheld eligibility [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 14:59:40
How to Eliminate Debt – Debt Consolidation As an Exceptional Method to Get Rid of Student Loan Debt
In these days, getting superior education is critical. Superior education will probably give a higher competitive appointment differentiated of the rest young candidates in the market. Still, in our society almost all good things have a price tag including education. Coinciding with research, education is contemplated as one of the main important investments of the majority of the population; they fund education setting up such as university or college debt. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-19 01:01:07
Keeping Your Student Loans on a Short Leash
Giveaway - you entered yet? Back to School posts from the College Money Network: This Writer’s Wallet: Get an Internship & ... ! Blog carnivals featuring PTY last week: No Debt Plan: Carnival of Personal Finance #165: College ... . (Figure out how to encrypt this file – this is sensitive info!) Run the Calculator [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 23:50:44
___ and you are alone.
___ and you are alone. January 15th, 2009 Decompression Alot of people I know talk about it how they may work on a certain project for a period ... at my college and with a winter break that last’s a month. Even with the best savings I can manage ... started to pay off student loans or anything like that. FUCK {5} INT WINDOW MORNING Just the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:48:00
Paying for undergrad.
I'm looking at attending Boyce college (SBTS) and then going on to a Reformed seminary for a M.Div ... your student loans. This corresponds to a debt-to-income ratio of 0.7. If you use 15% of your gross monthly ... some financial difficulty.This corresponds to a debt-to-income ratio of 1.1. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 19:05:40
A Letter to America: Why Must the Show Go On?
WRITTEN BY MARY RIZZO It’s not easy or even fun to be an expatriate ... attack. I put myself through college by working full-time as well as taking out a student loan, every [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 13:41:20
A Letter to America: Why Must the Show Go On?
It’s not easy or even fun to be an expatriate. Unless you didn’t know, ... college by working full-time as well as taking out a student loan, every penny of which I paid back [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 18:43:02
Are You Worried About Paying for College?
Are you worried about paying for college next year? Hate to say it, but you have good reason to be nervous ... their endowments are hurting. Our student loan guru Mark Kantrowitz, who also started the site FinAid, offers ... . What if mom or dad loses their job? What if you only qualify for an expensive private loan… [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:20:53
Ouch! RPOF lights into Siplin, the "shady, deadbeat felon"
Sometimes, a press release should be printed in its entirety. Case in point, this Republican Party of Florida presser against Orlando Sen ... college student, the Florida Democrat Party tried to launch a smear campaign against Belinda Ortiz ... , 09/06/2002) Additionally, Siplin owes Florida taxpayers $150,000 for a business loan he received from Miami [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 22:39:42
8 Tips for Talking About Money With Your Significant Other
About the author: Margaret is a recent college grad who writes at love God, not money about how she and her boyfriend are saving up money to get married, pay off student loan debt and head to seminary. Money is one of those things you’re not supposed to mention in polite [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 18:00:44
Obama v. McCain on the Issues: Making College Affordable
After all the lies we heard coming out of the RNC, and since the Republicans had their chance yet choose not to talk about REAL ISSUES for an entire ... awards. In addition, he voted against reducing student loan costs, and opposed giving middle income [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 02:08:05
Green College Spotlight: Harvard University
This Ivy League college is known for being a leader in many arenas, ... Program, Graduate Green Living Program, FAS – Resource Efficiency Program, Green Campus Loan Fund ... like the library, dining hall and grad student housing [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 11:00:38
Number-Crunching the Effects of Student Loans
College Scholarships.org has the bad financial news for college students explained simply and graphically below. The immediate effects of student loans are explained, as well as the long-term effects (the ones you thought you’d be done thinking about that many years down the line). I’m hoping that the nationwide foreclosure situation has educated everyone as to what happens when people are allowed to borrow beyond their means. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 22:01:51
