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College Aid Gets Simplified
posted: 7 DAYS 4 HOURS AGO
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In an effort to ease the FAFSA process, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced some plans to tackle this issue. View this post in full to find out more.
The Dolans Tell How to Pay for College
posted: 14 DAYS 10 HOURS AGO
For many families, the college dream is turning into a financial nightmare. Your son or daughter gets accepted to a private university--great, right? Sure, until you start worrying about how to come up with enough money to cover that big tuition bill. Watch today's video as the Dolans have some surprising advice for a dad struggling to pay for his daughter's college education.
Class of 2009 Struggles With Jobs
posted: 52 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO
Luckily for our blogger Zac Bissonnette, he's still in school, but from what he sees, it's a tough market out there. See what he tells CNN about the woes of recent college grads.
7 Places Grads Can Get Jobs
posted: 77 DAYS 4 HOURS AGO
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About to graduate with no job in sight? Send your resume to these places, says SmartMoney and you might have some luck getting a job as everyone else is getting laid off.
Credit Markets Improve -- But Don't Cheer
posted: 87 DAYS 4 HOURS AGO
filed under: Banking, Credit, Loans, Mortgages, Personal Loans, Recession, Refinancing, Student Loans
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While you might find it easier to get a mortgage or a big loan this spring than six months ago, the loosening of the credit markets has economists feeling more spooked than celebratory. Any brief leap is better than a brief tumble, but the bounce doesn't counter our exploding unemployment or heal our banks. As last week's stock-market rally starts to feel very ... last week, it's worth noting that a phenomenon like the credit-markets bounce is familiar enough to have its own macabre nickname, a nickname not beloved by cat-fanciers. Read on to find out more.
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Students Seek Loan Forgiveness Online
posted: 92 DAYS 3 HOURS AGO
A growing movement on the Web seeks to get government attention to the issue of student loans, specifically that forgiving student loans would send a great stimulus into the economy. What's your take?
$50k Tuition Now Buys You Cutbacks
posted: 91 DAYS 2 HOURS AGO
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Even the Ivy League colleges are cutting back, but while you might praise their fiscal responsibility, many parents shelling out tuition are wondering why they're paying so much for less. SmartMoney.com breaks down what services are being cut at the country's top schools.
Graduates Need Obama Tax Breaks Too
posted: 119 DAYS 4 HOURS AGO
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Blogger Josh Smith argues that while tax breaks for college tuition payments are great, what would really help stimulate the economy is more tax breaks for the 20-and 30-year-olds staggering under enormous loan payments.
College Savings Tumbled 21% Last Year
posted: 122 DAYS 6 HOURS AGO
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Parents of high schoolers who planned ahead for college are facing the same dilemma as retirees whose savings have tanked. What's the advice for parents of youngsters who thought they were doing a good thing by investing early for college?
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