Those looking for a “formula” to pay for college might want to consider this one. Of course, everyone’s circumstances are different and being able to save more and borrow less is generally better. In particular, when it comes to savings, financial advisor Kevin McKinley suggests reviewing your credit or debit card statement monthly and asking yourself, “Would I rather help my kid…
Get ready for a wild Saturday: Oct. 1 is when the 2017-2018 FAFSA will be available. This year it should be considerably easier to complete. Why? Because if you’re eligible– and most people are– you won’t need to manually enter your income data. Instead, you can just link directly to your 2015 tax return via the IRS Data Retrieval Tool…
As summer club sports season transitions to fall high school sports season, so too does the talk turn to athletic scholarships. Here’s a little known fact: Other than football and basketball, many– perhaps more– student athletes attend college on academic
Thinking of going to a community college for part of your degree in order to save money? Here is a great article on how to do it right. Hint: those of you taking AP or IB courses or other college credit programs with the same goal in mind can also find some very helpful tips on actually getting that credit.
As a new school year gets underway (we Oregonians being among the last to get it underway yesterday and today), a question I hear a lot is, “Now that [Name] is a [Grade], what should we be doing to prepare for college?” Here are some suggestions: