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August 2015 Newsletter: Parents: It’s Time for YOU to Go Back to School!
August 2015 Newsletter Parents: It’s Time for YOU to Go Back to School! It’s August! Rising seniors are gearing up for their last year of high school, and for some, their final encounter with Algebra. It’s a crucial time for organizing your college financial plan, and we’re here to help! Join us on August 19th…
Be the “Starving Student” No More: 5 Money-Saving Tips
With the massive expenses tied to college attendance, it’s no wonder the “starving student” stereotype remains prevalent. For any student, stashing away an extra $20 per week or even cutting down needed expenses dime for dime is a crucial factor in surviving today’s high-cost environment. Use these tips to help ease the financial pressure from…
5 Tricks to Safeguard Your Student from Identity Theft Hijackers
As your student enters a brand new year of school, their minds are riddled by issues. It may be pending homework due dates or mentally squeezing study time into their daily rituals for the next foreseeable months ahead. But identity theft? Probably not on their short list of worries. Student Vulnerability Unbeknownst to them, students in particular…
2 Kinds of Debt Often Linked with Student Loans
Ask most adults what ranks as their #1 worry and they’ll most likely point to money and, subsequently, debt. Numbers don’t lie, and they’re pretty alarming; consumers racked up $2.4 trillion in debt in 2010. Not two billion, but trillion. From credit cards to mortgages, debt typically intertwines as the norm from the moment you…
Where Should I be Saving for College?
Whether you have dreams of sending your newborn child to Harvard, UC Berkeley or San Diego State, you have a lot of savings ahead of you if you plan to foot part of the bill. You need to come up with a savings plan EARLY – and stick with it for many, many years. Various…