Someday, you'll be able to cut the purse strings. But for now, there's still rent, down payments, tuition and loans - and tips for dealing with them.
Campus jobs can be more than a source of ready cash. Campus jobs are a way to test drive careers too.
Work Study: What is work study and how does one get it?
Money management is one of those unexciting, but critical topics parents need to address with their 20somethings. Here's how to start the discussion of money management for college grads.
Congress is working on some changes to the FAFSA - the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - that should make the paperwork process significantly easier. Here's a guide to the FAFSA changes ahead.
College Identity Theft: 5 ways to protect your teen against college identity theft.
College identity theft: Identity theft is one of those things that happen to other people – nearly 10 million other people. But, college students are prime targets. Here's why.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid - the FAFSA - is your family's ticket to college scholarships and financial aid. Here's the parents' guide to finding those loans and grants, navigating the paperwork and avoiding the scams.
Worried about college expenses and financial aid? Filling out the FAFSA, the free application for federal student aid, is the critical first step to access student loans and scholarships.
Check these scholarship myths to make sure your family isn't missing out on college financial aid opportunities.
You've filled out the FAFSA, the federal government's application for college financial aid. Now what?
The federal application for student aid and your child's college aren't the only sources for scholarships. Here's a quick round-up of other college scholarship resources, including FastWeb.com.
Filling out financial aid paperwork is never fun, but getting these documents in order will help you fill out the FAFSA, the free application for federal student aid, in an hour or two.
Grappling with college financial aid paperwork? These five FAFSA tips should help.
It's bad enough paying college tuition, but all those extra expenses - textbooks, lab fees, food and yes, even snacks - add up very quickly. Now is a good time to review the high cost of textbooks, daily lattes and pizza nights with your college student and suggest some alternatives. Here are some ideas.
Tuition, room and board are certainly the major college expenses, but additional expenses - textbooks, lab fees, practice room charges, social tabs and cell phones - can add another $1,500 or more to the tab, if you're not careful.
At least you could anticipate college tuition. The $940 your child spends on textbooks per year usually comes as a rude shock. Here are five ways to save money on college textbooks.
From FannieMae to FAFSA, an indispensable glossary for college financial aid terms.
Five books to get you through the thickets of college financial aid and money management.
It's bad enough paying for college tuition and textbooks. Don't pay unnecessary taxes too. Here's a list of education-related tax credits your child may be eligible for.
Budgeting 101 for students and 20-somethings, and the parents who have to keep paying bills if their kids don't learn.
