Posts Tagged "college"
Jul22

College savings #dealchat

Posted at 8:59 AM • No Comments

I had so much fun last night, during my “College Savings” #dealchat on Twitter. The experts I picked were on fire! I know a thing or two about saving for college, but if you follow the expert advice from last night’s transcript, you will be MILES ahead of the competition.

College is one of the biggest expenses, outside of buying a home, that many of us will incur. Let’s get it on the frugal! Check out the transcript!

xo,
Fruga

Jul19

College Savings #dealchat

Posted at 11:12 AM • 2 Comments

Hello! At 8 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, my Twitter #dealchat is all about saving for college. I recruited two top-tier experts to answer all of your questions about getting great deals on college. Your college degree may be one of the most expensive things that you purchase. Loans are overrated, so I hope to see you at the Twitter #dealchat. Follow @frugalista for the goods.

The special guests:

Lynn O’Shaughnessy is an independent college consultant and author of the book, The College Solution. Her book has tips on college admissions, SAT/ACT strategies, college scholarships and financial aid.

Cameron Huddleston is a contributing editor for Kiplinger.com, the Web site for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. She writes about investing topics, as well as saving for college and retirement, credit and money management and taxes.

Do you have a child going to college? Are you in college? Do you have any questions about financial aid? Did you have to take out student loans to attend college?

Feb10

FAFSA

Posted at 3:25 AM • No Comments

For all of my college Frugalistas or “college parents” the video below shows you how to fill out the FAFSA forms. FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The sooner you are able to fill out the forms, the better chances you have for getting funding for higher education. On Thursday (Feb. 11) from 9 to 10 p.m., est, Sallie Mae is holding a live chat so you can ask questions about filling out the forms.