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Living On Campus Costs More than Off Campus (Infographic)

October 15, 2014 by Aldo Rancier
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NJCU in ‘da house!

With the cost of higher education in the U.S. rising tremendously each year – over 500% since 1985 – it is no wonder students and parents get into so much student loan debt.  I mentioned that there are proposals being written to try and change that, but until those proposals are put in place, we have to deal with this price gouging if we want to get a college degree.

There are a few things we can do to avoid student loans, like 529 plans and working through college, but the fact remains that we still have to pay for tuition – unless we get a scholarship.

A college education is becoming more and more of a necessity.  Study after study has shown that people with a bachelor’s degree earn on average 66% more than people with only a high school diploma.

That being said, there are definitely ways to lower the cost of a college education. You could go to a in-state public school for example.  But even if you go to an out-of-state school, you could potentially save a lot of money by living off campus.

Posted in: Blog, Budget, Investing, Savings Tagged: College, Savings

The Friday Five – Why Isn’t College Free in The U.S.?

October 10, 2014 by Aldo Rancier
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Education Should be Free

Oct 3rd – Oct 9th

Welcome to another edition of The Friday Five. This is where I share what I consider the week’s top-five money related articles from around the web.  There are a lot of great personal finance websites publishing amazing content daily and I feel that I must share them with you.  I hope you enjoy my five favorite articles of the week.

I didn’t have a Friday Five last week because there was just so much to say about our Trip to Philly.  But we’re back!

If you haven’t, please read this week’s posts on Fitness and Writing Challenge and on Good Debt Vs Bad Debt.  Also don’t forget to read last week’s post on Our Trip To Philly – Part One, Our Trip To Philly – Part Two, and on You Can’t Go To Philly and Not Run The Rocky Steps!  Please don’t forget to follow me on Twitter, Google+, and like Million Dollar Ninja on Facebook.

In no particular order here are The Friday Five

Posted in: Blog, Friday Five Tagged: College, Friday Five

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