Blog posts about finding and applying for college scholarships. Learn how to get the money you need for college without financial aid and loans.
By: Shanice Miller, founder of DebtFreeCollegeGrad.com I met Floyd Clark in April 2013. He told me that his son, Tavion Clark, was considering joining the military because he didn’t have any money to go to college and didn’t want to Read more
By: Shanice Miller, founder of DebtFreeCollegeGrad.com After one of my last posts, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about college refund checks. One of the most common questions that I received was, “Can you really get refund checks back Read more
BIGGEST FAFSA MISTAKE Stocks, bonds, real estate investments, money in checking and savings accounts, and other assets are very valuable to have. I am a huge advocate of parents teaching their children early on about these things. It is even Read more
Have you ever thought about getting your Masters degree for free? If you have, you have probably started looking at the fees associated with it. A Masters degree can be pretty expensive for only two years worth of education. For Read more
With all of the concern and discussions on the debt crisis, can you believe that there are actually student loan forgiveness programs? According to a recent study, over 33 million workers can qualify for student loan forgiveness. If you work Read more
In the last two posts titled, “Parents, Are You To Blame,” we discussed the rapidly increasing amount of student loan debt through Stafford loans and the Parent plus loan. There we posed the question: who is actually to blame for Read more
In the last post titled, “Parents, Are You To Blame for Student Loan Debt,” we discussed the rapidly increasing amount of student loan debt through Stafford loans. There we posed the question: who is actually to blame for all of Read more
Student loan debt is getting out of control! According to the Wall Street Journal, “Americans are borrowing more to pay for college.” By the beginning of 2012, Americans owed $904 BILLION in student loan debt which is an 8% increase Read more
Over the years, a lot of people have asked me, “How can I get free money for college?” My reply: “It’s simple to get free money for college.” You can get free money for college using one of two methods. Read more