Comments on: 3 Big Tips To Save You the Money to Tame Those College Money Worries http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Melanie http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-24561 Melanie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:27:04 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-24561 Great article. I interned for a company 2 summers ago (Campus Special) that actually helps college students save money. It's not a scholarship or financial aid but every little bit helps. It's amazing how popular coupons are when you're on a budget. check out their site they are very popular at my school Great article. I interned for a company 2 summers ago (Campus Special) that actually helps college students save money. It’s not a scholarship or financial aid but every little bit helps. It’s amazing how popular coupons are when you’re on a budget. check out their site they are very popular at my school

]]> By: Play Games Win Prizes http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14568 Play Games Win Prizes Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:53:45 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14568 The "community college" process is actually very old news, but parents just love to push their kids into UCs and Cal States because it looks better. They just do not know it wastes more money. ...UCs and Cal States are also the places for parties too...;) not community colleges. -Mike The “community college” process is actually very old news, but parents just love to push their kids into UCs and Cal States because it looks better. They just do not know it wastes more money.

…UCs and Cal States are also the places for parties too…;) not community colleges.

-Mike

]]> By: Gayle http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14499 Gayle Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:07:06 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14499 I really agree with you that there are many ways to get a college education. In Missouri we have a program A+ which gives students who meet minimum requirements two years of free tuition. There are also about 8 colleges around the nation that have free tuition with work/study arrangements--check this article. http://www.ehow.com/how_2131157_college-free.html Very Good Post--I enjoy your blog! I really agree with you that there are many ways to get a college education. In Missouri we have a program A+ which gives students who meet minimum requirements two years of free tuition. There are also about 8 colleges around the nation that have free tuition with work/study arrangements–check this article.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2131157_college-free.html

Very Good Post–I enjoy your blog!

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14481 MoneyNing Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:54:03 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14481 I agree with QQAS completely about working part time even if it means graduating in more than 4 years. If anything, college is as much the "experience and life lessons" than the knowledge gained. Also, I've seen countless examples of people having to work for college end up being much more responsible than people who were just thrown in there for free and not knowing how many sacrifices their parents made to get them into a good college. I agree with QQAS completely about working part time even if it means graduating in more than 4 years. If anything, college is as much the “experience and life lessons” than the knowledge gained.

Also, I’ve seen countless examples of people having to work for college end up being much more responsible than people who were just thrown in there for free and not knowing how many sacrifices their parents made to get them into a good college.

]]> By: QOAS http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14480 QOAS Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:32:36 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14480 I also agree that college is not a waste of time. But if you do not have the money, the kids can help out by supporting themselves through part time work.This is something doable and will also teach them to be financially independent. I also agree that college is not a waste of time. But if you do not have the money, the kids can help out by supporting themselves through part time work.This is something doable and will also teach them to be financially independent.

]]> By: Stephanie PTY http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14479 Stephanie PTY Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:07:58 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14479 While it's definitely worth looking into, I would caution against using community college as a "cure-all" for saving money and/or time. When it comes to some majors, going to community college first will save you neither. In my case, it would have just added two years and the costs of community college onto the four years and the costs of such that it took to get my Bachelor's. Why? Because my major was designed to take exactly four years, and it's insanely hard to get credits from another school to count. (My major was Film and Animation, if anyone is wondering.) For this reason, I turned down several scholarships that would have let me go to other colleges for free for the first two years - I knew it wouldn't save me time or money. Community college works when you are majoring in something offered at a lot of schools, where the curriculum is largely the same from school to school, or where the classes in your major at the 4-year school don't have to be taken in a certain order. It's also good if you don't know what you want to major in, and you'd like to "dabble" for a while. While it’s definitely worth looking into, I would caution against using community college as a “cure-all” for saving money and/or time. When it comes to some majors, going to community college first will save you neither. In my case, it would have just added two years and the costs of community college onto the four years and the costs of such that it took to get my Bachelor’s. Why? Because my major was designed to take exactly four years, and it’s insanely hard to get credits from another school to count. (My major was Film and Animation, if anyone is wondering.)

For this reason, I turned down several scholarships that would have let me go to other colleges for free for the first two years – I knew it wouldn’t save me time or money.

Community college works when you are majoring in something offered at a lot of schools, where the curriculum is largely the same from school to school, or where the classes in your major at the 4-year school don’t have to be taken in a certain order. It’s also good if you don’t know what you want to major in, and you’d like to “dabble” for a while.

]]> By: MoneyNing http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14475 MoneyNing Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:44:28 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14475 B7: Wow wait a minute... I think you get out of college what you put into it and it also highly depends on the field that you are in. I don't think anyone disputes that college is a good stepping stone for medical and law students (or even Engineering students) that go on to get PhDs. I thought college was great and while it could have been 2 years instead of 4 for sure, I still use on my blog some of the things I learned back in the days whether it's knowledge or experience. I would never call college a waste of time. B7: Wow wait a minute… I think you get out of college what you put into it and it also highly depends on the field that you are in. I don’t think anyone disputes that college is a good stepping stone for medical and law students (or even Engineering students) that go on to get PhDs.

I thought college was great and while it could have been 2 years instead of 4 for sure, I still use on my blog some of the things I learned back in the days whether it’s knowledge or experience.

I would never call college a waste of time.

]]> By: B7 http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14470 B7 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:49:33 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14470 Why would you send your children to college? I think it is a massive waste of time and money. It makes the parents poor and sets the kid up to be an employee for the rest of their lives. Love your blog! Why would you send your children to college? I think it is a massive waste of time and money. It makes the parents poor and sets the kid up to be an employee for the rest of their lives.

Love your blog!

]]> By: Nate @ Debt-free Scholar http://moneyning.com/money-tips/3-big-tips-to-save-you-the-money-to-tame-those-college-money-worries/comment-page-1/#comment-14469 Nate @ Debt-free Scholar Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:32 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2436#comment-14469 You can also save lots of money by completing college online. I have written some about that on my blog. Thanks, Nate You can also save lots of money by completing college online. I have written some about that on my blog.

Thanks,
Nate

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