Financial Aid Podcast

Financial Aid Podcast


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FAP916: Student loan payment changes, online degrees
July 02, 2009

FAP916: Student loan payment changes, online degrees Listen now:

FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff
June 26, 2009

FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Changes to the FAFSA. Changes to Veterans benefits. Scholarship Points Update We’re getting ready to start revamping Scholarship Points. Add yo

Clearing out the mailbag
June 22, 2009

With no show last Friday due to travel, I wanted to take some time to answer the mailbag rather than make people wait. Carol writes: I just read your e-book on finding scholarships. My son is finishing his sophomore year in HS. Is it really appropriate to

FAP914: Student credit cards, interest rates, Over Again
June 12, 2009

FAP914: Student credit cards, interest rates, Over Again Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Student loan consolidation and Treasury Bills Scholarship Update AORN Foundation Scholarship Program. To provide scholarships to students who are pursuing a

FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff
June 05, 2009

FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 529 plans getting hammered. Scholarship Update Scholarships begging for applicants on MySpace. In the interest of providing additional opportunities to potenti

FAP912: National sales tax, student loan consequences, Rich Palmer
May 29, 2009

FAP912: National sales tax, student loan consequences, Rich Palmer Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Last Friday, the credit card bill was signed into law by President Obama. Farewell, student credit cards as we know them. California’s kind o

FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton
May 22, 2009

FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Goodbye, student credit cards. A perspective on student loan programs. Impending bank failures. Scholarship Update Google has a photo contest r

Congressman George Miller would like a word with you
May 20, 2009

You know how special you guys are, listeners of the Financial Aid Podcast? The House Committee on Education and Labor knows you by name. I got an email from the Committee last night. From George Miller and the House Committee on Education and Labor: On Th

FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending
May 15, 2009

FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 8 colleges with no tuition Focus on Financial Aid A compendium of our library. Before College Scholarship Search Secrets - eBook and video detailing how

Go make some money with other people’s free stuff
May 12, 2009

It’s that time of year again - the end of the semester, graduation, and free stuff. Lots of free stuff. Take a look at your local Craigslist, especially if you live anywhere near a college or university. If you’re in the City of Boston, for ex