note: i have injured my right wrist and its quite painful, particularly using my little finger (hence, the absence of caps and apostrophes). because typing is such a pain — literally — i will use the “just add water and microwave” carnival version (sorry). the last couple of ...

I got a phone call telling me I got accepted to grad school. Trying to work out funding options before the package gets here and whether it's worth it (sorta complicated situation, details inside). Help? Okay, so I applied to one school-- the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. A bit atypical, but I...

Daily Aid 93: Jobs, financial aid, and crime Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Officials in at least two states are looking into the abrupt closing last week of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, an occupational school with 26 campuses that cited the dwindling availability of priva...

Quickly checking in.  I had a follow up Lenten blog post in my head today, along with another post.  I did the taxes instead - at least the part I can do (plus an afternoon of running around).  Dear husband has been working on the part of the taxes that has to do with his business....

Daily Aid 87: President Obama: finish high school, one more year of higher ed Student Financial Aid News Last night, President Obama remarked: Right now, three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma, and yet just over half of our citizens have that level ...

Paying for your Child’s College Finances Guide for Parents on Student Loan, Scholarship, and Grant Let’s suppose that you have a child who will be graduating soon from high school. Of course, you will feel happy, just like any proud parent who have their children graduating from high sch...

Daily Aid 86: Paying full price for college at a premium Student Financial Aid News From Boston.com: As colleges and universities provide more financial aid to families hit by the recession, they are also more likely to give wealthier students preference in admissions and scholarships to help offset...

I feel like it's been awhile since I posted in here. I've basically been living a pretty simple existence and trying as hard as I can to not be stressed out about just about anything, and putting more effort into that than anything else, really. Sometimes I'm super-successful, like this past weekend...

So, I brazenly have decided I would like to lose 70 pounds. I hear it's doom and gloom to announce such a large number, and I'm failing already, sitting here eating Reese's peanut butter cups with milk. Skim, like that's a consolation. I suck, and I'm fat. Whatever. Anyway. Brian and I threw out a b...

i just realized that americorps accepts 1/4 of the applications they recieve and its better to apply early. i have 2 months is that too late to be early? if i dont get in im screwed. my parents dont understand theres a chance this could happen. i’d have to find some miserable job which would p...