October 2011

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There are so many great resources on personal finance and paying for college – including some really interesting books. We've decided to periodically offer our own summary and review of a few of them. Let us know what you think. Do you have a book suggestion? Let us know what we should read next and share your favorites with the Education Cents community!

For this post, we're going to review The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach (topic: Saving and Investing).

Posted to Education Cents Blog by Megan Taylor on 10/6/2011 10:30:00 AM | with 23 comments


This is a guest post from our sister agency, College In Colorado. 

With a little more than a week left in October, if you're thinking about applying to college and haven't yet checked out College Application Month at the College In Colorado website, they've got some great resources.

Posted to Education Cents Blog by Megan Taylor on 10/20/2011 9:10:05 AM | with 21 comments


Have you heard about the Matching Grant Program from CollegeInvest?
 
How does it work? 
The idea is pretty straight-forward: You invest a dollar in your eligible 529 plan, and CollegeInvest matches that invested dollar. 

Posted to Education Cents Blog by Megan Taylor on 10/13/2011 1:12:51 PM | with 9 comments


Last week we posted about Identity Theft, which is a really spooky, scary idea if you sit down and think about it.

For Halloween, we thought we'd lighten the mood, and share some fun, funny, odd, and interesting personal finance facts.

Enjoy!

Posted to Education Cents Blog by Megan Taylor on 10/31/2011 1:30:00 PM | with 57 comments


One of the spookiest personal finance topics out there is Identity Theft: what people can do if they manage to steal your identity, and all of the various ways it can affect your life. It’s important to be informed and to keep yourself protected.

Posted to Education Cents Blog by Megan Taylor on 10/26/2011 11:30:00 AM | with 43 comments


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