With college cost at an all-time record high, (as much as
$30,000+/yr or more at many institutions), students have
to borrow money to finance their “Higher Education.”
The value of the education itself may not be any higher,
(in this economy) but the cost sure are.
Take for example Harvard University.
(From Harvard’s website) Yearly estimation:
Tuition                                   $31,456
Health Services Fee                  […]

The year was 1974…
People were dying in large numbers from famine in Bangladesh.
One man (a University professor) who saw the starvation
going on around him, had the notion that if he could help
one person to do better, even if just for one day
that it would be worth his while.
So he went into a poor […]

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo’s office has signed
settlements with major universities.
The terms of the settlements require schools to adopt a new landmark
College Code of Conduct governing arrangements with student loan
lenders as well as reimburse students money that was paid to the schools
by lenders for loan business.
According to a press release from Cuomo’s office, […]

Choosing a Lender
Before deciding which lender to choose for your federal loans
(Stafford and PLUS loans), you must first determine the federal
loan program that your college uses: FFELP or Direct.
The two programs are similar, with the main difference being
the source of the money. Your college will let you know the loan
program it uses and how to […]

Scientific studies have shown that students that play a
musical instrument utilize more of the Left AND Right Hemispheres
of the brain and test better in certain subjects than their
non-musical counterparts.
Here is an interesting article about how Anyone can play a
musical instrument and start sounding good in 10 Minutes.
www.HughTraceyKalimba.com
If you’ve ever wanted to play a musical instrument […]

As I’ve spoken about in the past, if you want your son or
daughter to “earn” their way through college, without taking…
The “10 year uneasy monthly payments plan”
…then becoming an affiliate and starting an online business is the way to go.
If you are going to become a successful affiliate on the Internet,
You need 3 […]

In the last post you heard the horror story about how much college costs now.
Imagine what it will cost in 10 or 20 years. Regardless, it’s not too late to find a way
to make paying for college manageable — not easy, but manageable.
Parents and students have to work together to make college affordable.
The earlier you […]

A student at St John’s University just showed me this letter.
Your invoice for the Fall 2007 semester was due in full Wednesday,
August 1, 2007. You may have been assessed the Late Payment Fee
of $200, and your classes and/or housing assignment are subject
to be dropped if sufficient payment arrangements are not made.
If you […]

This has absolutely nothing to do with student loans or college.
But it is an absolutely amazing video.
Watch this all the way to the end for a phenomenal finish…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY

TAGS: Ray Charles

In the post before last I told you about my 5 day stay
in New York Hospital.
I was admitted on Sunday evening and was discharged
Thursday evening. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday… 5 -days.
But it only totals about 96 hours so the hospital calls it 4 days.
I was hooked up to I.V.’s for days with no food or […]