Tag: Student financial aid in the United States

5 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Receiving Grants and Scholarships in College

5 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Receiving Grants and Scholarships in College

| January 4, 2014 | 0 Comments

A grant or a scholarship may be your only hope at succeeding in college and in life. Statistics show that people who go to college make a drastically higher income than people who don’t go to college. Moreover, the more college experience you have and the more advanced your degree is, the higher your salary […]

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5 Ways To Finance Your Education

5 Ways To Finance Your Education

| December 31, 2013 | 1 Comment

Are you a student who wants to go to college but due to financial situations, couldn’t find the way to do so? Then you may want to read on. Here are five ways to finance your education: 1. Make Use Of Grants Unlike a scholarship, grants are basically small amounts of money which are considered gifts. […]

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Is a 529 Plan a Saving or Investment Vehicle?

Is a 529 Plan a Saving or Investment Vehicle?

| October 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

529 Plans, sometimes referred to as “College Savings Plans”, are investment vehicles used for the purpose of saving money for a child’s education. Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles can put money into a plan (or the same plan) for a college bound child with very few restrictions. Obviously, one cannot put more into a […]

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Why Should I Have A 529 College Savings Plan?

Why Should I Have A 529 College Savings Plan?

| August 6, 2012 | 1 Comment

The biggest expense any family will ever have, beside paying for a house, is paying for a college education for your children. Brace yourself because the average private college can cost $40,000 a year for tuition, books, room, and board. The cost for a state college education can run any where from $11,000 to $20,000 a year. […]

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