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December Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. December is such a busy month, you might as well go ahead and get started on these important scholarship applications now. Google Student Veterans Association Deadline: 5 December 2019 Description: Must be: currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited four-year university for… | Read More…

Five Quick Tips About The FAFSA For Military Families


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It’s 1 October, which means that it is the first day that you can fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as the FAFSA. This application is the key to a variety of federal aid, including Pell Grants and student loans, and can also impact your eligibility for the school’s need-based… | Read More…

November Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. November is when scholarship season really starts heating up, and then it starts getting crashingly busy 🙂 Because we have no other things to do from November to April…LOL. H&P Veterans Helping Veterans Scholarship Deadline: 1 November 2019 Description: Applicants must be veterans of the… | Read More…

Why The GI Bill Does Not Guarantee In-State Tuition For Active Duty Family Members


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Sometimes, laws are written in such a way that they’re really hard to understand exactly what they are say. One subject that is very confusing is what the law says about in-state residency for purposes of college tuition when the student is an active duty dependent using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. I have… | Read More…

October Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. October is still part of the slow season for due dates, but there are scholarships opening up every day. Be sure to check back! Rees Scholarship Foundation – Veterans Program Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Description: Must be a veteran enrolled in an Heating, Ventilations, Air… | Read More…

College Shopping? Be Sure To Do All The Math


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It’s August, and college tuition bills have been coming due all month. I am often surprised when people tell me, “I didn’t know how much the bill would be.” I’m such an over-planner that this seems foreign to me, but there are quite a few ways that it happens. I want you to know that… | Read More…

July Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. July is possibly the slowest month in the scholarship world, so if you don’t find much here, you can get a head start on some of the scholarships coming up in future months. (But be sure to check back, because I am always finding new… | Read More…

What’s Your GI Bill Strategy?


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Families across the country are knee deep in figuring out the best way to pay for college for their now-seniors, and the GI Bill is part of many of those conversations. Being able to transfer the Post 9/11 GI Bill to a kid is a huge benefit. When you have more than one child (we… | Read More…

Kate Rants: Why Is It OK To “Not Be Good With Money”?


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You know how things seem to come in batches? Or swarms? These last few weeks, I have had the same conversation with a bunch of different people, and it baffles me. “I have three kids, and one is good with money, one is OK with money, and one is terrible with money.” “My wife just… | Read More…

Kate Rants: Parents, Don’t Set Your Kids Up For Failure By Letting Them Get Into Too Much Debt For College


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It’s no secret that college is expensive, and that excessive student loans are creating a lot of hardship for many people in the United States. I see a big trend towards blaming the colleges and the loan companies for this situation, but I see it differently. I’ve been mulling over the post for a couple… | Read More…

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