How to Find College Financial Aid
If you have kids, you probably know that only health care cost increases can compete with the inflation seen by education costs. This means that you are probably going to need to do what you can to help your child get the college financial aid that he or she needs. Even if you have been [...]
Both federal and private bodies help students pay for their schooling in the form of loan, which is a twenty-first century tool available to every student in need of tuition money. This one-stop panacea assists students especially those from low-income families reach the height of their professional dreams. Student loan interest rate is considerably lower [...]
Weekly Highlights: April 19, 2009
Last week Moolanomy was featured on the Kirk Report and Mainstreet — thank you guys. Aside from that, this has been a busy week at work for me — which is a good thing given the economy — but it means that I come home too tired to do too much with the blog. So [...]
Expected Family Contribution – The Key Target When Saving For College
When saving money for college education, you should be aware of your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). EFC is how much money your family is expected to contribute to your college education — the lower your EFC, the more financial aid you will receive.
A Brief Note From Plonkee
One of the great things about not having children [...]
In addition to starting a 529 college savings plan for our son, I also have been looking at alternatives if my wife and I couldn’t reach our savings goal. These alternatives may come in handy if we run into some unforeseen financial difficulties. Aside from the usual financial aids (e.g., scholarships, grants, work-study, student loans, [...]
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