How To Get Your Money Wizardry On With Harry Potter
CEE Standard: Saving, Earning Income, Financial Investing
Many of your students are fans of Harry Potter — you may be as well! There are so...
The Grad School Trap: When Not to Go for a Graduate Degree
CEE Standard: Earning Income
Graduate school may not always be the way to go. If you have students who think that is the path they...
I Got Myself A ‘Passion’ Degree For $30,000!
I was the first person in my family to go to college. At the time, it seemed like the best option for an ambitious...
Next Up in Anna’s $500k Student Loan Nightmare: Law School
When I finished my undergraduate degree I owed a mere $10,000 in student loans. Don’t get me wrong, $10,000 is a lot of money....
How I Got Stuck With $500k in Student Debt
Five hundred thousand dollars. Half a million. The number is so ridiculous that it loses its meaning – like saying a word over and over...
When Grad School Is Worth the Bill
In recent years, a common refrain on education has been that a master's degree is the new bachelor's degree. College grads compete for low-level jobs...
Student Loans: Get Ready For The Noise – A Lot Of It
The total debt that students owed in the U.S. is well past the trillion-dollar mark. The opportunities of a large number of borrowers are...
“I Thought This College Finance Plan Was Worthless… I Was Wrong”
I was 23 years old when my first child was born. We married young and had children quickly and I have no regrets. There...
After Years Of Stress And Depression, I Finally Paid Off $68k In School Debt
"Yes, I'll come over at 9am. See you then," I said.
The next morning, I went over to his house to clean. He was an...
Anna* Describes The Law School Assembly Line
Law schools have become cash cows for many universities, tasked with keeping the tuition dollars rolling in regardless of whether it is good for...
Proactive College Planning and the EFC — What You Need to Know
At this point many families have already filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. This is the first step in applying...
After Law School I Walked Into Sallie Mae’s Trap
After law school comes a summer of cramming for the bar exam. You have to take a special bar review course because law school...