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The college credit card trap
Add this to the list of the country’s financial woes: Credit card companies are aggressively targeting college students, many of whom are naïve about money matters and vulnerable to predatory offers that can get them… -
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Raising a child costs 22% more now than in 1960
The grand total for middle-income parents raising one child from birth to age 17 is $222,360, which doesn’t include college tuition, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s 22% higher… -
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How to keep a handle on college costs
About 19 million kids head to college next month, which is likely to have their parents in a mild panic about how to pay the bills. Even if you saved religiously from the time your… -
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For-profit colleges’ deceptive recruiting tactics
Congressional officials on Wednesday identified 15 for-profit colleges where recruiters allegedly encouraged investigators posing as prospective students to commit fraud on financial aid applications or misled them about such matters as tuition costs and potential… -
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Families saving for college aren’t always choosing best options
Parents remain determined to save money for college even in the tough economy, but they’re not always choosing the methods that give them the best bang for their buck. The nation’s leading college lender Sallie… -
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Pay for 8 years of college on 1 salary
Amy Mulkern is facing a stark financial reality: Starting next fall, she’ll be on the hook for eight consecutive years of college tuition for her two kids, now 13 and 17. Mulkern, 45 and divorced,… -
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Credit card companies cash in on campus
When will we stop pushing plastic on our young adults? For years, institutions of higher learning and affiliated groups have struck deals with credit card issuers to market their cards to students, many of… -
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Students earn their degrees online
Halfway into her junior year, Orleatha Smith dropped out of college. She had been juggling a full academic course load at Loyola Marymount University, a pricey private college near Los Angeles, and a full-time job. … -
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Student’s ‘gap year’ need not break the bank
When you’ve saved for years, an announcement that your child wants to take a year off before heading to college can be scary. There’s the fear she’ll never find the motivation to go to school.… -
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Colleges embrace older students, part-timers
Some people in their 30s and 40s go to college to learn new job skills or to change careers. JoAn Blake, 42, did it to cope with an unimaginable loss. In 1997, Blake’s daughter, Shaina,… -
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Financial aid tools for college-bound
Yippee. Your child got into his or her college of choice — several, in fact. Now what? Usually, the jubilation turns into frustration as you try to compare the financial aid the various schools are… -
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Private student loans vs. federal student loans
One student loan charges an interest rate of 3%. Another charges 6.8%. Which should you choose? Seems like an easy question, even if your fall curriculum includes “Math for the Liberal Arts Major.” But when… -
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Paying for college vs. retirement
The shaky economy and sickly housing market have prompted some parents to engage in risky financial behavior: raiding their retirement savings to pay their children’s college tuition. “Because of the loss of home equity… -
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How students can help their parents pay for college
Just recently, someone asked me whether parents should require their children to contribute to their college education. Some parents feel that their children will not appreciate their college education if they don’t contribute or pay… -
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Clearing up confusion on student loan rules
On Wednesday, President Obama introduced two changes to the federal student loan program that could affect several million borrowers. The broad outlines of his plans to encourage loan consolidation and assist people who are struggling… -
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Taking advantage of student loan assistance
The Occupy Wall Street protesters who are holding vigil in cities across the country have a lot of grievances, but there appears to be general consensus on a couple of issues. They’re not particularly fond… -
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Average student-loan debt tops $25,000
You don’t have to be a math major to understand this statistic: The average student-loan debt of last year’s college graduates tops $25,000—the first time it’s ever exceeded that ignominious mark. Seniors who graduated in… -
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CFPB looking to educate students on private loans
If you have a private student loan — and you are upset about what you’ve gotten yourself into — there’s a government agency that wants to hear your story. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created… -
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Consumers are wising up on 529 college plans
Savers are pulling money from 529 college plans, according to Investment News magazine. A recent article notes that for the first time in three years, more money flowed out of 529 plans than they took… -
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College students face stiff competition for financial aid
f worries about paying for college disrupt your sleep, here’s news that will keep you up until dawn: More students than ever are competing for a shrinking pool of financial aid. Several states have reduced… -
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Obama college aid proposal puts a focus on affordability
Under the plan, which the president is expected to outline on Friday morning in a speech at the University of Michigan, the amount available for Perkins loans would grow to $8 billion, from the current… -
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How U. of Charleston cut tuition 22%
After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students. The school, which… -
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How we cut college costs
Pay for college and get a trip to Hawaii? Six college students and their families share strategies for cutting the cost of higher education. -
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Senior citizens continue burden of student loans
The burden of paying for college is wreaking havoc on the finances of an unexpected demographic: senior citizens. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still… -
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Five proposals to solve college loan crisis
A college degree is supposed to pave the way to a better life. It didn’t work out that way for Judith Tuck. Tuck graduated from the University of Arizona in 1996 with a master’s degree…
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