Taking Advantage of the Lifetime Learning Credit
Understanding the Retirement Account Withdrawal Penalty Waiver
Finishing on Time without High Income Earning Years
Taking the Student Loan Interest Deduction
Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Getting Your College Degree Quicker
Communicating Is Key
Keeping All Your Options Open
Planning Ahead Financially
Picking Colleges with High Graduation Rates
Selecting Colleges that Offer Your Desired Courses and Majors
Choosing Schools with Affordable Housing
Getting College Credit in High School
Making Use of Advisors and Deans
Having Students Work during College
Avoiding Stopping School to Work
Chapter 15: Ten Important Money Management Steps for Young Adults
Getting Financially Fit, Now!
Adapting and Adjusting Along the Way
Cancelling Consumer Credit
Reviewing Your Budget and Spending Plans
Striving to Regularly Save and Invest
Ensuring that You’re Properly Insured
Continuing Your Education
Always Being Prepared for a Job Change
Evaluating the Total Cost of Relocating
Ensuring Compatibility when Picking a Partner
Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know About Student Loans
Keeping Track of Your Loans
Understanding What Cosigners Means for Responsibility
Knowing the Loan Terms
Using the Auto-Pay Feature to Save Money
Understanding Loan Forgiveness Conditions
Knowing Your Federal Loan Repayment Options
Cautiously Considering Refinance Possibilities
Asking for Relief
Making Use of the Student Loan Interest Deduction
Pausing Your Loans with a Return to Higher Education
8 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1TABLE 1-1 Colleges with best six-year graduation rates
2 Chapter 4TABLE 4-1 Merit Scholarship Percentages by School
3 Chapter 6TABLE 6-1 Drafted Baseball Players Who Make it to Major Leagues
4 Chapter 9TABLE 9-1 How Much to Save for College
5 Chapter 13TABLE 13-1 Special Tax Credit for Retirement Plan Contributions
6 Chapter 16TABLE 16-1 Loan Processors
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1FIGURE 1-1: What higher education means for earning higher wages and having low...
2 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Percentage of high school athletes who go on to play at the collegi...FIGURE 6-2: Percentage of collegiate athletes who subsequently play professiona...
3 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: Yale University’s Office of Career Strategy’s Statistics and Report...
4 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: Colleges and universities that admit candidates using need-blind a...FIGURE 10-2: The FAFSA® form: Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
5 Chapter 16FIGURE 16-1: Sample federal government student loan promissory note.
Guide
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