It is estimated that by the time a single child reaches the age of 18, his parents will have spent approximately $300,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (which releases annual reports on family spending). And that doesn’t include the cost of college. Of course, this report factors in housing, childcare, food, […]
Read More...HELPING PARENTS NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE MAZE
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How much financial support should you provide for your college student?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, February 25th, 2013 | Comments Off on How much financial support should you provide for your college student?
Understanding SAFRA
By Suzanne Shaffer on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 | Comments Off on Understanding SAFRA
The college tuition system has been turned upside down now that the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) is law. The Student Aid and Fisc-huh?!? SAFRA is legislation President Obama tacked on to his infamous health care reform bill. “The White House succeeded in not only getting the health care bill passed, but in […]
Read More...Top 10 College Money Sites
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | Comments Off on Top 10 College Money Sites
Every parent frets, stresses and loses sleep over financing their college-bound teen’s college education. The good news is there is help available out there to ease your mind and get you on the right track to preparing for that day when your teen heads off to college. Here’s a list of my Top 10 […]
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7 Great Scholarship Search Sites
By Suzanne Shaffer on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | 5 Comments
The number one question I receive from parents is: Where can my college-bound teen find scholarships? The best place to begin is at these sites and then expand the search to fit your individual student. Follow the trails that the matches give you and search locally as well. 1. Cappex.com–A site created for students […]
Read More...In honor of Halloween: Weird and Wacky Scholarships
By Suzanne Shaffer on Friday, October 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Although these scholarships have been deemed “weird and wacky”, any scholarship that garners you FREE money for college is anything but that. Did you know that you can type in “wacky scholarships” in Google and come up with some of these scholarship gems? Here are just a few of them. Is your teen a leftie? […]
Read More...Would you pay $14,000 to get your teen into Harvard?
By Suzanne Shaffer on Monday, October 19th, 2009 | Comments Off on Would you pay $14,000 to get your teen into Harvard?
Talk about college sticker shock! I just read an article about a company that charges $14,000 for a 4-day Application Bootcamp. The camp sells out every year and boasts a waiting list. The statistics are posted about the students who attend and the results of their admissions applications. The stats are impressive, but I had […]
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