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Do You Qualify? Weird and Wonderful Scholarships
Good Scholarships That Don't Depend on Grades If you didn't get that 4.0 GPA launching out of high school, don't worry! There are many scholarships out there that don't depend on acrobatic scholastics. Some of them don't even depend on your accomplishments. How could … [Read More...]
New Fees for GEDs
What rhymes with free? Not G. Not E. Not D. GED preparation programs in Florida used to be free, but a new state law says no more. Beginning last month students hoping to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma began paying anywhere from $30 to $120 per term. … [Read More...]
Paving the Way to a Teaching Career
The Pathway.... You love kids, you love to learn, and you really love summertime. Of course you want to teach. Just know what you’re getting into up front, financially speaking. It’s not so much about what you make: it’s what it costs to get you into your own … [Read More...]
“I Get Around,” Transportation without The CAR
Doing Without The Car Everybody knows what it's like to gaze with envy at the rich guy who's zipping around town in his Beemer convertible, his perfectly-styled hair blowing in the breeze, his arm slung around some babe, without a care in the world. Well, we all know … [Read More...]
Vocational Training: It’s (a) Calling
Business Partners With Community College You go to school, study hard, and graduate with a prestigious degree, and are greeted by the bleak job market everyone’s tired of hearing about. And if you’re one of 67% of college students, you owe an average of $24,000. … [Read More...]
10 Most Economic Colleges in Illinois
10 IL Schools < $12K The state of Illinois offers up some alternatives to Harvard tuition costs (now < $50K!) The tuition amounts listed can be further lowered through receipt of grants. Most schools offer the standard federal and state grant programs, … [Read More...]
Change the World, Then Beg for Forgiveness
Paying It Forward- for Teachers Teachers live with under-appreciation, but every once in a while, someone makes your day. It might be a parent telling you how you changed their kid’s life. It might be an unlikeable student who suddenly realized you were his favorite … [Read More...]
Take a Breath Before You Take a Loan….
One Real Life Story About School Loans We were in Las Vegas last week, heading for a California vacation. And yes, it's gorgeous here in Laguna Beach! On the way, we read the newspaper during breakfast, an inelegant but addictive habit of ours. And there on the front … [Read More...]
Ready, Set, U-C-Fee-HIKE!
Tuition Is On the Rise...Again Summer is finally here, and students can relax, recover—and find out how to pay for what’s becoming a tradition: the back to school tuition and fee increase. Students in the University of California (UC) system were already hit … [Read More...]
Eating on the Cheap
Are Your Eating Habits Keeping You in the Poor House? We are friends of a family whose son has fallen on hard times. It's been years now, and the crises just keep adding up, and before you know it, this young man has a son, and they can barely make it from day to day. … [Read More...]
