Education Planning
Find advice on how to avoid scholarship scams, take advantage of education tax breaks, tackle student loans and more.
- Six Tips for Saving Money on the First Year of College
- Everyone knows that college tuition and fees are high-cost items, but what about the many other expenses associated with higher education? Parents of freshmen are often very surprised by the price of books, travel, dorm accessories and other...
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- Sending Your Students to College With Financial Savvy
- By Philip H. Umansky, CPA, Ph.D. Whether you are sending your adult child to college for the first time or he or she is going back to college as a continuing student, he or she is gaining a measure of independence. Here are some suggestions for...
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- How the Tax Laws Can Help Lower Your Education Costs
- It’s no secret that sticker shock sets in quickly when you’re looking at education expenses. The price for yearly tuition alone can range from nearly $8,000 at public four-year colleges for in-state students to an eye-popping $35,000...
- Financial Advice for College Grads
- Graduation, for millions of college students, means it’s time to trade in books and binders for bills and budgets. The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) provides the following advice to help college graduates become...
- Career Tips for New College Graduates
- Many college graduates will soon begin their first career jobs. Graduates will also begin to become more financially independent. The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) provides these tips to help new graduates understand salary, retirement and...
- Paying for Your Child's College Education
- School may be coming to a close in the coming weeks, but parents of school-age children should begin planning now to meet the rising costs of a college education. This is especially critical for parents whose children will be attending college in...
- Making the Most of Student Loans
- During the spring time, many high school seniors are finalizing their decisions about which colleges they will apply to. That means it’s time for their parents to give serious consideration to how they are going to pay for that college education....
- Avoid Money Mishaps When College Graduates Move Back Home
- Many college graduates are returning to live at home for the first time in several years. In years past, many of these graduates quickly moved into their own apartments or homes, but today that trend is changing. Because of an uncertain economy,...
- Don't Get Swamped by Student Loan Debt
- Are you or someone in your family facing heavy student loan debt? Recent graduates left college with an average of $19,646 in student loan obligations, according to a study by the Project on Student Debt. That was up 8 percent from a year...
- Money-Wise Advice for New Grads
- During the months of May and June, many recent graduates leave collegiate life behind and embarking on their first “real” careers. It is an exciting time, but it’s also a time of new financial responsibilities. If you know graduates taking their...
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