Can You Pay For College?
Alright parents, you have done your job and your child has been accepted to college. Now you just have to figure out if you can afford it. I’m sure your house isn’t worth what it once was and I bet that portfolio isn’t looking too healthy these days. You don’t want your child to graduate with more debt than they could ever pay off but you don’t want to threaten your own retirement either. So we’ve put together a few tips to help keep that dream of higher education from turning into a nightmare. Read the rest of this entry »
Education Reconciliation Act ends banks’ role as middlemen to student loans
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) is a reconciliation bill passed to make changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2010. The bill also includes the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was attached as a rider. Read the rest of this entry »
Tax-FA Time? Taxes Are Done, Now File Your FAFSA.
April Fifteenth, a date we all love to hate, even though a large portion of American tax payers get a refund each year, because lets face it, who really likes spending their previous time gathering documents? We have more important things to do like PWNing kids on Xbox live. Anyhow, getting your tax documents together is no fun and no one likes doing, expect maybe your dad, but since you’re like required by law to file your taxes and stuff, why not knock out updating your FAFSA at the same time. Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 most common college degrees
In an effort to attract more students colleges have begun to expand the list of majors they offer. However, no matter how many new majors colleges ad these ten are always the most popular. Read the rest of this entry »
5 “Sure-Thing” Career Fields
As you pursue a career for the first time or transition into a new job, you don’t want to jump into a career where opportunities are limited. Instead, look at these hot programs in industries where the demand for trained professionals will be high for years to come. Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs in 2010
In 2010, unemployment remains around 10% as companies nationwide continue significant cutbacks in spending and workforce. With more and more experienced and established workers vying for the same jobs once virtually guaranteed to those fresh out of college, today’s college graduates must seek recession-proof professions and careers in order to ensure future employment. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Deduct Your Student Loan Interest
It’s tax time again, and if you paid interest on a student loan in 2009 you may be eligible to deduct up to $2,500 of the interest you paid, whether the loan was for your own education, your spouse’s, or that of a child or anyone else who was your dependent at the time the education was undertaken. Read the rest of this entry »
7 Celebrity Sponsored College Scholarships
This the season to be sharing, so we’ve compiled a list of scholarships offered by some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Some of these college scholarships are pretty hefty offering full-ride scholarship opportunities. Enjoy and good luck! Read the rest of this entry »
5 Photography Jobs to Die For
Point, click and shoot your way into cool and well-paying gigs after completing photography school. We found five photography jobs to envy that you can aspire to once you finish a photography program.
UK Student Loan Fiasco Foreshadows Future Woes in US Plan
President Obama’s Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would force students to obtain their college loans directly from the federal government, is not an unprecedented consolidation of the student loan industry. In fact, across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom, students must now utilize a centralized authority for their student loan needs. This authority, the Student Loans Company (SLC), has been designated by the government as the sole provider of student loans in the U.K. In its first year, the SLC has already so muddled the process that much of the angered public has called for the resignation, or firing, of its head official. The outrage comes on the heel of reports that more than 100,000 students in the U.K. are still awaiting their first loan payment, months after the start of term. The SLC has found many scapegoats for the delays, including a record rise in loan applications, the recession, and even the transfer of the student loan administration from the various smaller local authorities to the SLC. Read the rest of this entry »