The Inforium
The Inforium
Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme
The Path to College, Pt. 2: Paying for It (Ep. 110)
1 hour 46 minutes Posted May 31, 2016 at 2:34 am.
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Loans, scholarships, grants, the FAFSA... paying for college can be complicated. This episode goes over all the details, as well as how to make it cheaper.
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Things mentioned in this episode:
Sunk cost fallacy
Listen Money Matters (my other podcast)
Do Elite Colleges Lead to Higher Salaries? Only for Some Professions
Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holders
39 Ways to Cut the Cost of College
ISU's monthly payment plan option
FAFSA
FAFSA Income Estimator
What you need for the FAFSA
FSA ID
Are you independent or dependent on the FAFSA?
Perkins vs. Stafford loan
How To Win Scholarships (Ep. 34)
FastWeb
Scholarships.com
BigFuture by The College Board
Cappex - looking for Zinch? Looks like it got bought by Chegg, and is no more. Sorry!
Confessions of a Scholarship Winner
The True Cost of Student Loans
Vsauce number video
Bankrupting student loans with credit cards?
Peace corp and student loans
Deferring student loans
Income-driven repayment plans
Direct loan consolidation
Sofi - student loan consolidation
Parents: Think Hard Before Borrowing for, With Your Student
Finding a Part-Time Job in College (Ep. 67)
529 College Savings Plans
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