It is text book season! How to buy text books without breaking the bank

Savvy Saver has an oldie but a goodie for students wanting to pay the least amount of money possible, while getting the most money back for those books at the end of the semester.
Quick takeaways:

Buy/Sell on Amazon, eBay & Half.com
Sell text books as soon as possible after the semester ends
Buy older editions […]

Why a smaller college is better for the first two years

If you are stressed out over the possible student loan debt while you are spending two years in college, here is some advice that can help you out if you want to graduate from your dream college but without the accompanying debt loan that goes along with it.
Attend a smaller (ie. less expensive) college for […]

Beware of College Scholarship Scams

To followup from yesterday’s post about finding college scholarships, I thought I would also take the time to talk about scholarship scams. Here are some things to watch out for:

Paying a fee to apply. Even if you are only being asked to pay $5, be wary anytime you need to pay a fee […]

Using BrokeScholar to search for college scholarships

There are a ton of scholarships which end up not being used or granted to people who are unqualified. One site was recommended to me by a friend after her son got not one but THREE scholarships through the site. So it is worth checking out if you or a family member is […]