College and university studies might be more affordable than you think. There’s a difference between the published tuition rates that colleges and universities post and the actual amounts that students pay. The difference has to do with financial aid – primarily scholarships, grants and loans. Following is a financial aid primer that includes updates on [...]
College tuition assistance programs offer one of the coolest benefits to working people: nearly free money to go to school. The programs have some requirements, but also shell out big money on your behalf.
I have some experience with this. I applied and entered the program at one employer, with about a $1500 per year benefit. [...]
One of the most worrying aspects of applying to college is working out how you are going to be able to pay for your studies. Check out our guide below to see the options that may be available to you.
Need-Based Aid
Need-based aid is money awarded based on the ability of you and your family to [...]
If you knew of a website that allows you to put money into a Savings 529 plan or accumulate funds to help pay off your current student loans, you would jump on it, right? Well, Upromise has created just this site. Upromise is a college savings service that allows everyone you know to help save [...]
It is difficult being a single mother. You need to look after a handful of things such as paying for the rent, education and basic necessities vital to your livelihood as well as your child’s. But there are always ways to make things less difficult and one of them is by getting government assistance for [...]
Times are hard. With the financial crisis looming above our heads, our future plans and dreams might be stalled or scrapped altogether. With the job market becoming more competitive, when coupled with high unemployment rates, it is thus of paramount importance that one needs to be a cut above the rest.
Many students are trying to [...]
The availability of assistance for single mothers to provide women with the money they need to pay bills and improve their families. Throughout the various grant programs, with billions of dollars in funding available to people in need of financial assistance from the federal government. This money is available for people of all income [...]