College Tuition: Save or Borrow?
It’s painful receiving the short, simple advice that paints one pristine illustration which you will never ever be able to remove from your mind. The kind of advice you understand you need to know,...
View ArticleFive Commandments For College Freshmen
The five commandments Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post has come up for college freshmen (so they won’t screw their first term up too badly): Thou shall be responsible for YOU. Thou shall take...
View Article10 Things College Students Waste Money On
Forbes has an article up on the 10 Things College Students Waste Money On. Tuition seems to be the least avoidable item on the list, but textbooks and school supplies are certainly full of frugal...
View ArticleAnnual Buying Calendar for Broke-Ass College Students
Hello, frugal (read: cheap-ass and poor) college students! September, the month of the best laptop prices, is almost over. Buy it now if you’ll be needing one in the next year. Or you can pay...
View ArticleGet Smart About Choosing A College
It turns out parents and students are less than rational when it comes to choosing institutions of higher learning for the prospective college student’s matriculation. Paying for the education venture...
View ArticleTax Breaks for Higher Education
Forbes contributor Robert W. Wood gives advice about which forms of higher education qualify for tax breaks. Wood lists the following articles for even more information on how to get a break from the...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Graduating College Summa Cum Debt
Pamela Yellen over at the Huffington Post gives advice on How to Avoid Graduating College Summa Cum Debt. I’ve read dozens of articles on this topic over the years and none have irked me and impressed...
View ArticleCollege Fund: Not the First Priority
The one thing no one tells new parents: Maybe don’t start shoveling aside the gargantuan pile of cash your kid will need for college. The one thing people never fail to ask new parents, after Girl or...
View ArticleThis Is Why College Costs So Much
What has risen 400% in 25 years? Not housing prices in San Francisco, but that’s an excellent guess. Nope, it’s college tuition. That one-liner factoid takes me out at the knees and makes me want to...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Expensive Public Medical Schools For In-State Students
If you’ve read this blog for more than a few months, then you know where I come down on the College Rankings issue. It’s crap, and I don’t like it. You can read the full, venomous fury in the Previous...
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