Avoiding the Freshman 15
This week our guest on #Collegecash is Dr. Melina, an internist and board-certified physician nutrition specialist (one of only a several hundred practicing in the United States). She specializes exclusively in nutrition for weight loss, disease prevention and treatment. She is an author and highly sought after public speaker who has been interviewed by several top newspapers and publications across the country. Her first book, The No-Time-to-Lose-Diet, was released in January 2007 and the paperback version, The Busy Person’s Guide to Permanent Weight loss was released in May 2008. Her latest self-published... Read The Rest →
How to Empower Your Child by Letting Them Know They Matter!
Life and work is hard enough and it is easy to get into situations that tear us down. People want and need to be inspired. When people are inspired, they are lifted above these kinds of circumstances and allowed to see the upside of what they can achieve or become. If you can be the one who inspires them, by encouragement or modeling, you’ve helped them and you matter! Mattering is a process not an event. Take your dreams and your talents seriously and inspire your child to do the... Read The Rest →
Open House in #CollegeCash Expert Panel Night
Welcome to #collegecash so excited to see everyone. Let’s meet our Expert Panel not in any special order (oh they are in alphabetical order). Tonight we had an Open Mic, Open House forum that gave parents opportunity to meet and tweet with our experts. Please welcome Dr. Nancy Berk wrote College Bound and Gagged: How to Held Your Kid Get into a Great College without Losing Your Savings, Your Relationship, or Your Mind. Nancy received her PhD from Vanderbilt University, is a stand-up comic and has been described as “Dr. Phil meets Tina Fey.” Nancy... Read The Rest →
Saving for Your Child’s Education Storify
View the story “#CollegeCash Summary Nov 18 with @JodiOkun” on Storify] Resources from John Boyle: #CollegeCash Resource: Questions to ask when looking for a financial advisor. Very helpful! Important Things to Consider before Hiring a Financial Advisor | BrandFlair – StumbleUpon #CollegeCash Resource: Fantastic site to bookmark. Saving for College Some stats from Hashtracking: #COLLEGECASH HashTracking.com Report 741 tweets generated 4,631,776 impressions, reaching an audience of 306,851 followers within the past 24 hour Top 10 by number of impressions 1. dabneyporte: 1,743,070 2. lorimoreno: 400,956 3. mamabritt: 391,440 4. vicmaranto:... Read The Rest →
Sending Kids to College
This time of year always takes me back in time as I recall the overwhelming process of preparing my children for college. Preparing your children for college is an emotional experience to say the least and preparing your bank account is overwhelming. There are applications, and I shudder at the memories of my children picking an average of ten schools to send these to. The paper work, the fear of letting your children go…it is a bigger experience then most of us realize. The biggest stress I faced, as do... Read The Rest →