A new study (published in the scientific journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility) suggests that it can–and with a substantial body of evidence to prove it.  Research for the study was extensive, surveying over 70,000 people. If you think that is impressive, wait until you read this: the study covered 27 countries over a period [...]

It’s that time again–students of all ages are heading back to school. Whether you’re parenting high-school aged children or sending your first (or second, or third!) off to college, you’re probably feeling the pressure of getting your back-to-school to-do list started–and I have a helpful group of articles to get you on the right track!
High [...]

Over the past several months student after student has peered into the mailbox only to find the dreaded “thin envelope”: that physical symbol of a college rejection letter. While “fat” envelopes have no doubt appeared as well, there are few things so crushing to a college-bound senior as getting dumped by his or her dream [...]

I focus mostly on undergraduate studies here at the Pay for College Blog, but most parents would agree that what happens after college–be that graduate school, a job search, or (hopefully not) boomeranging back home to mom and dad–is equally important.
Today I wanted to share some thoughts with those of you whose children might consider [...]

Let’s face it: even if you can get a tuition discount and figure out a clever book-buying cost- saving-strategy, college is expensive. It’s thousands of dollars. The only way to offset costs is to be creative, and most importantly, to get your student involved in the budgeting.
Understanding YOUR Estimated Cost
One of the first things most [...]

Even if your student isn’t headed off to college just yet, that first day in the real world always seems to arrive sooner than we expect it to. If you’re looking for a way to prepare your child to handle the realities of budgeting, look no further! I’ve compiled some clear cut, easy ways to [...]

Recently I came across a book on Amazon called College Contracts: Authentic Conversations With College-Bound Adult Children –a book about how to make a contract with your child before he or she heads off to school. The concept intrigued me, and I wondered whether the average parent would consider it.
The Give and Take (in Writing)
I think [...]

Back in May I wrote about a new bit of student credit card legislation working it’s way through congress. At the time the bill had passed only in the Senate, but just recently the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 finally got signed into law.
Title III - Protection of Young Consumers
The new act [...]

With summer upon us–and those last months of preparing college-bound students ticking away–many parents are thinking long and hard about how to begin teaching their children how to cover their own expenses.
Last month I shared my thoughts about whether or not parents should be footing the bills for their college-graduate children, but what about students [...]

In the early days of this blog, I wrote about the increasingly popular trend of boomerang children: those children who move out, go to school, graduate, and boomerang right back to their room at mom and dad’s to live rent-free.
Two years later, it seems the trend of students leaning on their parents post-graduation hasn’t slowed. [...]