By Eddy Ciobanu and Joe Price-Gault with Juno The Quick Summary for Parents Complete the FAFSA even if you think your family earns too much to receive financial aid. It can…
Student loans aren’t automatically bad. They are a financial tool. The question is whether the amount being borrowed is reasonable relative to the student’s likely ability to repay it. Families…
You want to help your child go to a great college. But how much should you actually pay for it? Should you cover everything if you can? Should your child…
The direct answer: possibly yes. If you are a named beneficiary of a trust, your share of that trust may need to be reported as an asset on the FAFSA…
The direct answer: it may be too late for some of James Madison University’s largest first-year merit scholarships, but it is not too late to make sure your family has…
Yes, but usually not directly inside the FAFSA itself. Families should complete the FAFSA using the required tax-year information, even if that tax return no longer reflects their current financial…
The direct answer: taxable military retirement pay is generally treated like other taxable retirement or pension income on the FAFSA. If it appears on the parent’s federal tax return, it…
Yes, there are some employers and programs that may help pay for veterinary school, but families should understand the fine print before counting on this as a primary college funding…
This is one of the most common questions remarried parents ask, and it can be frustrating when a new spouse has no intention of helping pay for college. Under current…