Best Ways to Save Money as a College Student When you think about the best ways to save money as a college student, you are probably thinking about getting help paying for college tuition or saving money paying for college. While those latter two topics are completely legit, let’s be honest. If you’re reading this…
Paying for College
How to Understand a Financial Aid Letter
How to Understand a Financial Aid Letter Congrats to your son or daughter on their college acceptance. Now that April 1 has come and gone, the future class of 2022 has likely found out where they could be going to college in the fall. They’ve also likely found out what kind of financial assistance they…
Does Your College Offer a Sibling Discount?
Do you have more than one child in college or more than one child applying to college? If so, you should find out if the colleges they are interested in or already attending have a sibling discount. What Is a Sibling Discount? A sibling discount is a discounted rate on tuition. It kicks in when…
Duck Tape Prom Outfit College Scholarship Contest
Duck Tape Prom Outfit College Scholarship Contest When I was writing my new book The Complete Guide to Paying for College, I didn’t want to include a college scholarship contest or contests because not everyone wins such things. Instead, I wanted to focus on legit college scholarship options only. This decision was important because I…
College Financial Aid Questions Answered
College Financial Aid Questions Answered A month ago I visited the campus of Georgian Court University. While there I met with Justin G. Roy, dean of admissions. He is one of the experts I’d interviewed in The Complete Guide to Paying for College. Justin was generous with his time, getting a ton of college financial…
Amazing New Option for Amazon Student Prime
New Option for Amazon Student Prime In my new book The Complete Guide to Paying for College, I mention Amazon Student Prime. I talk about how it has helped my own daughters save hundreds of dollars each semester on college books. As soon as both girls received their college email addresses, they signed up for…
Applying for Financial Aid
This post on applying for financial aid is based on information in my new book The Complete Guide to Paying for College. Applying for financial aid? It’s something that first-time college students or parents with their first child going to college likely don’t know how to go about doing. They also likely don’t know when…
How to Protect Yourself After the Equifax Security Breach
A version of this article on the Equifax security breach originally appeared on Parade.com By now you’ve likely heard about the recent Equifax security breach. This security breach could have put as many as 143 million Americans at financial risk. That’s because Equifax, one of the big credit-reporting agencies, was hacked. Nearly every financial decision…
Paying for College: Topic of My New Book
The Complete Guide to Paying for College is available for purchase on Amazon now! My latest book is The Complete Guide to Paying for College. Geared towards the middle class, it offers surprising ways to pay for college. This advice will resonate with millions of middle-class families. These are the folks that never made enough…
VIDEO: Facebook Live on Paying for College The Common App
Earlier today I debuted my new weekly series of Facebook Live broadcasts on paying for college. I will be doing these Facebook Lives every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Eastern from my page on Facebook. The Facebook Live broadcasts are to kick off the upcoming publication of my new book The Complete Guide to Paying for…
What Is The Common App? Facebook Live
What is the Common App and why do you care? Well, if you’ve got a student applying to college this year, it matters very much. What is the Common App? The Common App is a website that hundreds of colleges and universities participate in, providing one place students can go online to file college applications….
Save Money on Car Insurance
You probably knew that being a bad driver could cost you more for insurance. But did you know that being a good driver could help you save money on car insurance? I’m not just talking a driver who doesn’t get speeding tickets or have car accidents. I’m talking about driving habits like not braking hard…
5 Financial Tips for College Grads
Many college grads are about to become responsible for themselves financially, but who knows if they are ready for the challenges of finding work, sticking to a budget, furnishing an apartment and managing student loan payments. To the rescue: today’s guest post, courtesy of Dan O’Malley, CEO of PerkStreet Financial, a progressive online bank that…
5 Finds for Furnishing a Dorm Room
Welcome to back-to-school week on Suddenly Frugal. Today, we’re tackling the topic of kids going back to college. I mean, if you’ve got a kid heading off to college in the next few weeks, then soon enough you will be facing one of the biggest challenges (besides paying tuition) that students face when they first…