Student Loans | Finances

I have collected here many articles by many authors telling us what they consider to be the most important considerations for good student finances. You will disagree with some of them. Others may seem to be talking nonsense.

Had you thought of these?

Scholarships are free, so why take out a loan if you can get a scholarship? Without life skills such as cooking, sewing up damaged clothes, laundry, budgeting and general handyman ability the student will find that Government scholarships and grants are too small to survive.

I personally saved money on my scholarship while my classmates were struggling to make ends meet, just because I had enough life skills to allow me to thrive on a low income.

Admittedly I added to my savings by taking on holiday jobs such as Christmas Postman, Harvest Hand, Fruit Picker, Lambing Shepherd, Tractor Driver etc. but the scholarship was all I really needed – the rest was just putting jam on it!

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Student Loan Consolidation -- How To Make A Wise Decision

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Private Student Loans – dispelling the myths

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Unemployed Student debt consolidation converting wasteland of unemployment and debt

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Are you ready for Your Student's Student Loans?

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Students Dont Have To Be Poor!

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College Degrees

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Consolidation of Debt and Student Loans

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The Keys to Obtaining and Refinancing Your College Loan

How many of you are biting your nails trying to figure out what you should do to get your college paid for? You know you need a loan... but what kind? What are the differences? Would it be a good idea...

Scholarship Search – How to find free money for college

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Refinance Student Loans - How and Why?

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Loans 101: Application and approval

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Student Loan Consolidation

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DISPELLING THE MYTHS OF HOLIDAY JOB SEARCHING

DISPELLING THE MYTHS OF HOLIDAY JOB SEARCHING Five Tips from the Experts at Lee Hecht Harrison to Make the Most of the Seasons OpportunitiesContrary to popular belief, the holiday season is actually...

Student Loans – Lose Social Security Benefits If You Don’t Pay

A vast majority of people take out student loans to pay for higher education. The Supreme Court has decided to make social security benefits a means of repaying them. No Benefits For You! While millions...

Student Finances Affect the Rest of Your Life

Student Finances are Like William Tell Shooting at the Apple Blindfold

Your decisions are going to affect the lives of the student and family for tens of years to come. But where do you get the information that you need to come to an informed decision?

On this site

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