If you enjoy using Amazon for purchases, you’re probably aware of Amazon Prime. The annual membership gives you free two-day shipping, streaming video, music, and more. What you may not realize is tha...
Money Saving Strategies for College TextBooks
The price tags on college textbooks are rising just as fast as tuition costs. For a single course, a student may spend over $200 on required reading materials, yet only use the book for one semester. ...
Move In Day Essentials
We agree with so many experienced parents who have said “take the minimum to college and don’t over do the spending.” But here’s a list of PrimeDay deals we found with items we...
Money Saving Tips After You’ve Dealt with Tuition
Getting merit aid and appropriate financial assistance can help with tuition and even room and board. But there are more ways you can save during the college process. From getting the best deals on te...
No College Savings? You’re Not Alone
Discussing our finances has never been a fun conversation in our house. I guess unless you have an overabundance of income, and you are discussing trips and second home purchases, it never is. So, lik...
What Mom Learned From The College Admissions Process
Being a mother with a child going through the college process is a little like child birth — while it’s happening it’s sooooo painful, but when it’s over you look back and think it wasn’t that bad (bu...
Gifts For Teens and College Students
It’s the holiday season and believe it or not there are gift ideas to consider for those needing help with college prep and planning. Our list includes gifts for parents learning about c...
5 Things To Say When Your Child Doesn’t Make the Cut
Since many of your kids are in the thick of this, we need to have a good conversation about it sooner rather than later. I’m talking about one of the most stressful aspects of going back to or s...
A Present To Your Child? The Gift Of Failure.
On one of the pages of the program I compiled for my son’s Bar Mitzvah, many years ago, was a poem entitled, “ Children Are Like Kites.” The message took the rough edges of parenting and smoothed them...
A Parent’s Guide to College 102: Move-In Day & Beyond
Two years ago my oldest graduated college, but I can still picture her walking back to her dorm after we said our goodbyes on move-in day. I cried on-and-off during the long ride home, and the first n...