I Just Filed My Taxes But I’m Already Thinking About Next Year
Somehow my husband and I can never quite get on the same page when it comes to keeping documents for tax time. He does the bills and I do...
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- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
8 Reasons You Should Plan Out How To Pay For All Four Years Of College NOW
My son chose a school weeks ago. We haven’t gotten a bill yet, so that means I have time to plan. I’ll not only be planning for how we’ll...
- Apr 8, 2022
- 1 min
Say Yes To Scholarships Before You Say Yes To Student Loans
Why do so many people look at me like I have 2 heads when I start talking about private scholarships? I recently saw a FaceBook post from...
- Mar 31, 2022
- 1 min
What You Need To Do Before Taking Student Loans
URGENT! - If you have a college bound high school senior considering taking out student loans to help pay for college - PLEASE READ! Here...
- Mar 23, 2022
- 2 min
How My Son and I Successfully Appealed For More Financial Aid
My son had been chasing an invitation to play NCAA Water Polo for a while from two schools. He had visited neither school since they are...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
The "We'll Figure It Out" Strategy
3/7/22 At the beginning of the school year, when my son and I started the admissions process, I kind of felt like a schoolgirl thinking -...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
Even The Kids Are Worried About Paying For College
Read the latest stats about parents and teens' feelings about college.
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
5 Ways The CCPS Will Unload Most Of The College Planning Work From Your Shoulders
We'll get you and your student on the same page to make sure everyone understands the importance, the timing and the process for getting...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
How My Son And I Created A School List
Ever noticed that a lot of advisors, planners, and coaches answer questions with the phrase "Well, everyone is different...?" I'll bet...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
When It Comes To Student Aid, CCPS Leaves No Stone Unturned
At CCPS, I define student aid as anything that helps your student get through college without loans. Ironically, a lot of students view...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
5 Ways To Get Un-Stuck When Planning For College
Look - I know you're going to feel paralyzed at some point along your college journey. Nothing is going to seem apparent or easily...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
A Peek Inside the College Cost and Planning Solution Experience
When I set out to design a college planning solution, I knew it had make life easier for you and your teen, otherwise - what's the point?...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Unsure Of How Financial Aid Works? You're Not Alone
Financial aid is a blanket term meaning different things for different people. Unfortunately, it is often used a little too broadly for...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
How I Realized That Student Loans Don't Have To Be Inevitable
There have been two important moments for me that really opened my eyes to the possibility of helping kids get through school without...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
How To Improve Your Relationship With Your College Bound Teenager
It is a universal truth that teens would rather listen to anybody, I mean ANYBODY except their parents. This includes some random,...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
15 Concepts You Should Understand When Applying For College
FAFSA - It stands for Free Application For Student Aid. You'll have to fill it out if you want to take federal student loans. Schools...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
What Parents Tell Me About Their Deadline Fears
Read any Facebook Group page on college planning and you'll see an amazing array of fears that parents are describing. Not least among...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
How To Get Your Teen To Plan For College
If you know more than one teenager, then I don't have to tell you that all teens are different when it comes to college planning. Equally...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
My Strategy For Building A College List
Ah, the school list. If you’ve started thinking about college planning, you know it well. You’ve heard about the safety school and the...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
How do you find the right school for your kid?
This is a question I’ve heard repeated hundreds of times by parents planning for college. Most are looking for THE right school and plan...
Make A Good Impression
So, you’ve chosen which schools you’d like to visit and started planning trips. Of course you’ll want to make the most of those school...
Visit The Right Schools
I talk a lot about school affordability, but there is more to finding the right school for your student. In the years leading up to high...
How To Shop For An Affordable College
Get The College Cost Report This is the easiest way - by far - to shop for colleges that meet your budget. Since my mission is to help as...
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