Financial Aid Podcast

Financial Aid Podcast


Latest Episodes

Daily Aid 32: FAFSA EFC and the CSS Profile - How Much You Can Pay For College
October 30, 2008

Daily Aid 32: FAFSA EFC and the CSS Profile - How Much You Can Pay For College Student Financial Aid News From

Daily Aid 31: How to cut your cost of college education in half
October 29, 2008

Daily Aid 31: How to cut your cost of college education in half Student Financial Aid News From all over the place - lenders are curtailing credit cards by inc

Daily Aid 30: State of the student loan industry
October 28, 2008

Daily Aid 30: State of the student loan industry Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA and the Chronicle: “This year’s growth in th

Holiday shopping tip: do not give gift cards!
October 26, 2008

This holiday season, you may be tempted to use gift cards as a convenient way to buy a present for someone who’s notoriously tough to buy for. Don’t do it. Give cash instead. Here’s why - it has nothing

FAP881: Credit crisis, Sallie Mae, FAFSA updates
October 24, 2008

FAP881: Credit crisis, Sallie Mae, FAFSA updates Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid News Roundup From the Chronicle: Moody’s Investors Service has placed two colleges that invested in Commonfund’s short-term fund on a watch list for credit-rating downgr

Daily Aid 29: The credit crisis hits college campuses
October 23, 2008

Daily Aid 29: The credit crisis hits college campuses Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA and the AP: “The credit crunch has o

Daily Aid 28: FAFSA Secrets and Hidden Traps
October 22, 2008

Daily Aid 28: FAFSA Secrets and Hidden Traps A special blog post while I’m on the road to Arizona for a couple of days off - and yes, vacation for me is doing public speaking! I&#

Daily Aid 27: Give a little help to your friends
October 21, 2008

Daily Aid 27: Give a little help to your friends Student Financial Aid News From MSNBC: It’s prime college-visiting season for the high school class of 2009,

FAP880: Economy, scholarships, shortfalls, free stuff
October 17, 2008

FAP880: Economy, scholarships, shortfalls, free stuff Listen now: Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA: “It’s ‘the mother of all shortfalls,’ according to one Washington insider. Others worry that it may get lost amid the nation&

Daily Aid 26: How to understand how the economy is really doing
October 16, 2008

Daily Aid 26: How to understand how the economy is really doing Eye on the Economy I want to do a special today to give you some tools for understanding the market a little better, some things to keep an eye on, and some explanations so t