Category: College confidential

“There is nothing more tragic than a person who achieves wealth, fame, power or prestige only to find he’s lost the love of his family and friends, the respect of his colleagues, and above all has lost the ability to appreciate life for its own sake.” ~ Roger Dawson The truth is, most companies reward workaholics —…

You and your kids have been looking forward to summer, and you want to get away. But with the cost of gas and plane so high, and the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, any kind of travel may be just not in the cards this year. But while you may have to cancel your plans that would’ve…

Why overspend this year on a vacation that could cost you big in rising gas, airfare, and food prices? Cut your costs and the hassle by staying close to home and playing tourist. Take a staycation, and you can plan an affordable summer getaway right there in your hometown or nearby. Break out of your household…

With gas at $4.00 a gallon, food prices up, and employment down, you may not have a lot of cash to go around right now, especially if you’ve got kids in college. But with the start of the fall semester only a couple months away and the first wave of tuition bills due, where do…

We know college can be expensive. And in the current economy, money’s tighter this year for a lot of families than it has been. Even with federal financial aid like grants and college loans, you may have education-related expenses left to cover but not enough in savings to cover them. If you and your kids…

Sign up for free customer loyalty and rewards programs. Enroll in programs like Upromise or MyPoints, and earn discounts, cash back, and even money toward your child’s college fund. You can earn rewards for eligible purchases on groceries, gasoline, online shopping, and more. Bookmark deal sites. Use websites like Spoofee, CheapStingyBargains, and Slickdeals to find daily deals, discounts, and bargains on everything…

Maybe you’re one of those parents who’s always bailing your grown children out of a financial hole. You watch your just-out-of-college kids buy an iPhone, a plasma TV, spend $4.00 a day on their Caramel Frappuccino at Starbucks, even though you know they can’t afford it. Yet when they’re overdrawn on their checking account, maxed…

Your children will be bombarded with hundreds of college credit card offers while they’re at college — current students report receiving an average of almost five credit card solicitations a month — and as sensible as you think your kids might be, odds are they won’t be able to resist. Lured by the appeal of seemingly easy money and…

1) Avoid ATM fees. When you take out money from ATMs that aren’t affiliated with your bank, you could be charged around $5.00 for every transaction — $2.50 by your bank and $2.50 by the ATM provider. Take out cash twice a week, and that’s $40 a month you’re paying just to have access to your…