Financial Aid Podcast

Financial Aid Podcast


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Financial Aid Podcast 933: ECASLA, UC Tuition, $10,000 Scholarship, Free Stuff
November 20, 2009

Financial Aid Podcast 933: ECASLA, UC Tuition, $10,000 Scholarship, Free Stuff Download the MP3 file here. Weekly Financial Aid Roundup We’ve moved! The Financial Aid Podcast, as part of the Student Loan Network, will be a part of FinancialAidNews.c

FAP932: Scholarship craziness, heavy metal Hanukkah, MASFAA 2009
November 06, 2009

FAP932: Scholarship craziness, heavy metal Hanukkah, MASFAA 2009 Download the MP3 file here. Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Why does college cost so much? Merit based scholarships getting the axe. Scholarship Update Entertainment abounds in the results of o

Question for you: why does financial literacy fail?
November 03, 2009

I’ll be speaking on Thursday at the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators annual conference on the topic of financial literacy, but wanted your take: why do financial literacy efforts fail? Leave your thoughts in the comm

FAP931: Swine flu, credit cards, and our $10,000 scholarship
October 30, 2009

FAP931: Swine flu, credit cards, and our $10,000 scholarship Download the MP3 file here. Weekly Financial Aid News Insane credit card rates! Swine flu! Scholarship Update Tomorrow we’re giving away $10,000. Are you ready? Free Stuff Friday 4GB drive

FAP930: Financial aid, tuition increases, blankets, and grilled chicken
October 23, 2009

FAP930: Financial aid, tuition increases, blankets, and grilled chicken Download the MP3 here. Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Back to the old format. I just like it better. Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship Tuition costs up as much as 6% at publics I

FAP929: Digital Foundations for Career Success
October 09, 2009

FAP929: Digital Foundations for Career Success Download the MP3 file here. I’ve really been enjoying these single topic, focused podcasts we’ve been doing the last 3 weeks, and I think I’m going to keep that format rolling, as opposed to

FAP928: What's ahead for your financial aid future
October 05, 2009

FAP928: What’s ahead for your financial aid future Download the MP3 file here. Expert Interview In this 25 minute interview with Maria Simos, CEO of e-Forecasting.com, and Dr. Evangelos Simos, Professor of Economics at the Whittemore School of Busin

FAP927: Personal finance guide, part 2
September 25, 2009

FAP927: Personal finance guide, part 2 Click here to download the MP3 file This week, we continue our personal finance guide and talk about debt reduction methods, plus some scam warnings. Grab the PDF version of the guide here. Subscribe to RSS headline

FAP926: Personal finance guide, part 1
September 18, 2009

A special this week – the first in a series of personal finance shows. Click here to download the MP3 file Personal Finance Part 1 Key concepts: - Opportunity cost - Time is money - Interest is rent How to budget. Scholarship Points Instructions Are

FAP925: A lesson to remember from September 11
September 11, 2009

FAP925: A lesson to remember from September 11 Today’s Financial Aid Podcast is going to be different than usual, on account of the fact that it’s September 11, 2009, eight years after a day that we can’t and shouldn’t forget. No s