Is Budgeting the Best Way to Save? Seven Personal Finance Myths
Can money buy happiness? Does more education equal more money? When it comes to personal finance myths, what you don't know CAN hurt you!
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His Financial Goal: Get Ahead of the High Cost of Higher Education
Everyone has things they want to improve about their financial lives -- even the staff of DailyFinance. So we asked money expert Jean Chatzky for advice on how to reach our goals, and we're sharing her answers with you. First up: An editor looking ahead to college tuition bills.
5 Top Websites for Snaring College Financial Aid
A host of websites exist to steer parents toward private- and government-sponsored student loans, grants and scholarships. Here are five notable sites to help cut through college aid information overload.
10 Private Colleges Where Student Debt Is Lowest
Recent graduates from private colleges and universities walked away from commencement with an average of $28,100 in student debt, according to The College Board. But not every school leaves its alumni so far in the hole.
Are College Cost Calculators Flunking the Math?
Oct. 29 is the deadline for U.S. colleges to put "net price calculators" on their websites -- tools intended to estimate the real cost of attending for each specific student. But the most widely adopted calculator is inaccurate -- to the tune of thousands of dollars, experts say.
SAT Scores Fall: A Harbinger of U.S. Economic Decline
SAT scores continued to decline across the U.S., according to the College Board which creates and administers the popular college entrance exams. It's yet another data point in the suggesting that America is falling behind much of the rest of the world in terms of educational attainment.
When the SATs Confuse Reality TV with Reality
In an effort to be hip, the College Board asked one-third of SAT-takers this year to write an essay on whether reality TV shows are beneficial or harmful. That was a bad choice on multiple levels, and an excellent metaphor for much of what's wrong with the whole college admissions race.
Yes, College Without Loans Is Possible
If you pick an affordable school, live within your means and work during college, college without loans, scholarships or tapping into personal savings is within reach.
