Spring can be a difficult time of year for many people. Tucked in between the doldrums of winter and the exuberant fun of the summer, it becomes a season of waiting and hoping. Energies can be sapped as people try to gear themselves up to...
Are there really all that many things in life that people actually enjoy paying for out of their own pockets? Depending which side of the dollar bill your finances fall on, money either can or cannot buy happiness. While most people don’t usually enjoy spending...
For most college graduates, the months following their permanent departure from campus are an invigorating time. They have about six months of freedom, while also trying to find a job and settle into their adult life. Just when things seem to be going swimmingly, reality...
With the new timeline of the FAFSA being available in October, families of high school seniors could feel a bit of a lull from January through the final decision day in May. While this might have been a very busy time in previous years, it...
In high school you might hold down a part-time job to earn a few extra bucks, but your parents take care of all those pesky items like the mortgage, food, utilities, and insurance. All you really need to do is concentrate on getting into a...
High school juniors need to step up their game when it comes to applying to college. With the new timeframe changes, the FAFSA for your freshman year will come online October 1, 2017. Evidence from this year’s application phase indicates that the majority of parents...
Perhaps the most difficult question parents can confront is whether you should be responsible for paying the entire cost of your child’s college education. In your heart you feel like it is the right thing to do, and you are definitely willing to make sacrifices...
February is a time to look ahead. Residents of cold areas of the country anxiously look ahead to spring, and hope that darn groundhog is right. Newly-engaged couples dream about a lifetime of love and togetherness. The nation looks ahead to the upcoming presidential elections....
2016 was a year of changes in financial aid, the biggest being the introduction of the early FAFSA, which is now available in October instead of January. Students and parents began adjusting their college and financial aid application timeframes accordingly, as some colleges also moved...
If you complete the early FAFSA in the fall you could receive financial aid offers by the end of the year. During the transitional period, many institutions are still considering their timeframes, but some have confirmed they will make their offers weeks earlier than was...
