Saving for College with 529 Plans
Parents are often concerned about how to afford the high costs of college these days. You – and your kids – have choices on what to…
Want Your Kids to Save? Try These 7 Ideas
Parents often ask me how they can get their kids (adult kids and grandkids too) to save money rather than spend it all. That would be…
Lost Your Savings Mojo?
The power of saving is underestimated today. True, several years of dismal interest rates on savings accounts has caused many consumers to ignore the benefits of learning…
Want a College Savings Plan? Choose a Good One
You might want to start saving for a child’s college education with your state’s 529 plan. This type of plan may also offer you a tax…
Student Debt: Is Today Really Different?
Many are horrified at the amount of student debt burdening college grads today– it’s not unusual for a student at a public university in Iowa to…
Five Ways College Students Can Lower Debt
Some media stories make it appear that most college students and recent grads are saddled with huge student loans, impossible to repay with their entry-level jobs.…
How Do Most Pay for College?
A survey from Sallie Mae, “How America Pays for College 2009,” shows that a majority of Americans don’t borrow to go to college: 58% did not…
The Money Godmother 