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Making Our Last College Payment!

on March 16, 2011 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

My husband and I reached a milestone yesterday. We made our last payment for our daughter’s bachelors degree. Caitlin is graduating from Juniata College in May and we’ve managed to pay for her degree — she double majored in business and Spanish — without taking out loans.  I should have bought a bottle of champagne […]

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529 College Plan: A Dirty Little Secret

on January 30, 2011 in College Savings, Money

Ever hear about college taxes? No this isn’t a joke. If you aren’t careful you could owe college taxes on your 529 plan. Nobody tells you that you could ultimately owe taxes on a 529 college plan, but plenty of people discover this nightmare during tax season. Before I get to the bad news, let […]

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A Financial Aid Guru Answers Questions

on January 13, 2011 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

Do you have financial aid questions? If you do, head over to the college blog at The New York Times. This week Mark Kantrowitz, a financial aid guru and the publisher of FinAid and FastWeb, is answering people’s questions about financial aid. So far, Kantrowitz  has answered three rounds of questions that you can read […]

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Will Saving For College Hurt Your Odds for Financial Aid?

on November 10, 2010 in Admissions, College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

Is your family going to qualify for financial aid? Many families that I talk to assume that they won’t qualify for financial aid. Many believe that the money that they’ve stashed in their college savings accounts will kill their chances. Stressed Out Dads It’s been my experience that it’s usually dads who get stressed out […]

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Maximizing Financial Aid Awards

on October 4, 2010 in College Costs, College Savings, Financial aid, Money

How do you maximize potential financial aid awards? Today I want to share with you a wonderful resource – TuitionCoach — that may be able to help you do just that. Until last week, you had to pay to use TuitionCoach, but not anymore. The site contains college funding videos, a library of financial aid […]

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529 Plans: Investing at the Last Minute

on June 6, 2010 in College Savings, Money, Parents

Are 529 plans only for younger children? The answer is absolutely not! I think a lot of parents with college-bound teenagers, however, assume that their days of contributing to a 529 plan is over. By this time, parents are beginning to drain their 529 plan. You could save a bundle in taxes, however, if you […]

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