College
New Ways to Tame the High Costs of College Textbooks
Soon thousands and thousands of college students will be returning to school. Tuition and fees need to be paid along with the purchasing of college textbooks. Most family’s understand that college tuition is expensive. It has become a fact of life. But the costs for textbooks still is a point of contention. How can a […]
Why Should I Have A 529 College Savings Plan?
The biggest expense any family will ever have, beside paying for a house, is paying for a college education for your children. Brace yourself because the average private college can cost $40,000 a year for tuition, books, room, and board. The cost for a state college education can run any where from $11,000 to $20,000 a year. […]
College Loan Defaults Increasing
There’s an interesting article, over at Yahoo.com, about graduates not paying their student loans. Figures from the U.S. Department of Education shows 7 percent of borrowers of federal student loans defaulted within two years of graduation, up 6.7 percent from the previous year and 5.2 percent the year before that. Here we have the perfect storm of easy […]
Falling Behind On Student Loans? There are Options
(Photo credit: Occupy* Posters) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has partnered with the U.S. Department of Education to release a new web tool for borrowers who have fallen behind on their student loan payments. The tool should help borrowers learn about their options. It’s never a good idea to just ignore the problem. Student loan […]
Prepaid College or 529 Savings Plan – Which is Best?
For the past 10 years I have been paying into a prepaid college plan. Every month I have been sending in $61.38. Saving for college for your children is a necessary expense I am glad to do. But I have thought if I have been doing it the best way. What are the options for saving for […]
How To Go To Medical School For Free
Medical school is the most expensive type of school you could go to. Getting through it is the toughest thing you will ever hope to accomplish. The second hardest thing you will do is find a way to pay for it. If you could find a way to pay zero money for a medical school […]
Should You Move Your UGMA/UTMA Accounts to a 529 College Savings Plans
“The biggest reason is tax savings.” says John Wiggins of WhatIsA529Plan.com, “All the earnings from investments in a 529-plan account are tax exempt, while only a portion of the earnings in a UGMA or UTMA account are tax exempt.”Both UGMA and UTMA accounts, together generally referred to as UGMA accounts because they’re so similar, […]
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