Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes and Blog

1. FAP916: Student loan payment changes, online degrees Thursday, 2 July 2009, 5:31 am
   FAP916: Student loan payment changes, online degrees Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Online degree effectiveness. Decline in scholarship funding. Student credit cards take another hit. Schola. […]
2. FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff Friday, 26 June 2009, 5:30 am
   FAP915: FAFSA, GI Bill, Scholarship Points, Mail Bag, Free Stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Changes to the FAFSA. Changes to Veterans benefits. Scholarship Points Update We’re getting. […]
3. Clearing out the mailbag Monday, 22 June 2009, 6:23 am
   With no show last Friday due to travel, I wanted to take some time to answer the mailbag rather than make people wait. Carol writes: I just read your e-book on finding scholarships. My son is finishin. […]
4. FAP914: Student credit cards, interest rates, Over Again Friday, 12 June 2009, 5:40 am
   FAP914: Student credit cards, interest rates, Over Again Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Student loan consolidation and Treasury Bills Scholarship Update AORN Foundation Scholarship Program.. […]
5. FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff Friday, 5 June 2009, 5:21 am
   FAP913: Income based repayment, Canada, and free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 529 plans getting hammered. Scholarship Update Scholarships begging for applicants on MySpace. In the in. […]
6. FAP912: National sales tax, student loan consequences, Rich Palmer Friday, 29 May 2009, 5:11 am
   FAP912: National sales tax, student loan consequences, Rich Palmer Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Last Friday, the credit card bill was signed into law by President Obama. Farewell, student. […]
7. FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton Friday, 22 May 2009, 5:06 am
   FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Goodbye, student credit cards. A perspective on student loan programs. Impending bank fa. […]
8. Congressman George Miller would like a word with you Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 5:18 am
   You know how special you guys are, listeners of the Financial Aid Podcast? The House Committee on Education and Labor knows you by name. I got an email from the Committee last night. From George Mille. […]
9. FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending Friday, 15 May 2009, 5:26 am
   FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup 8 colleges with no tuition Focus on Financial Aid A compendium of our library. Before College Scho. […]
10. Go make some money with other people’s free stuff Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 7:49 am
    It’s that time of year again - the end of the semester, graduation, and free stuff. Lots of free stuff. Take a look at your local Craigslist, especially if you live anywhere near a college or univer. […]
11. FAP909: End of Student Credit Cards, Student Loan enrollment Friday, 8 May 2009, 5:21 am
    FAP909: End of Student Credit Cards, Student Loan enrollment Listen now: Updated: a bug in the MP3 address has been fixed! Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Amazon Kindle DX. Elimination of Student Credit. […]
12. Social Media Prerequisites Session Thursday, 7 May 2009, 10:09 am
    For those folks who will be attending the College Goal Sunday forum and other college access initiatives, this is a recorded session of a talk I regularly deliver on social media - a quick rundown of. […]
13. Never sign something you don’t understand Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 5:34 am
    This may seem obvious, but it bears saying: Don’t sign anything you don’t understand. Take a look at that student loan form and read through it. See the pages of fine print after the initial appli. […]
14. Daily Financial Aid News moving Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 5:32 am
    A quick note to let you know that the Daily Financial Aid News blog posts are moving over to FinancialAidNews.com - be sure to stop by and subscribe! 5 most recent Financial Aid Podcast posts Subscrib. […]
15. Daily Aid 117: How to save money for college safely Monday, 27 April 2009, 5:36 am
    Daily Aid 117: How to save money for college safely Student Financial Aid News From Inside Higher Ed: With Congress poised to give the White House a smoother path to push its plan to end the lender-ba. […]
16. FAP908: Comparing student loans, Selective Service, Free stuff, Bob Gentry Friday, 24 April 2009, 5:16 am
    FAP908: Comparing student loans, Selective Service, Free stuff, Bob Gentry Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup A new article looking at the differences in interest rates for various graduate stud. […]
17. Daily Aid 116: Private student loans vs. federal student loans, your thoughts Thursday, 23 April 2009, 5:18 am
    Daily Aid 116: Private student loans vs. federal student loans, your thoughts Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: “The percentage of students taking out private loans has increased by nin. […]
18. Daily Aid 115: How much to borrow in student loans, selective service question Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 5:28 am
    Daily Aid 115: How much to borrow in student loans, selective service question Student Financial Aid News From the New York Times: They bought into the notion that if they went to college — never mi. […]
19. Earth Day Special: Going green without spending green Monday, 20 April 2009, 5:24 am
    Earth Day Special: Going green without spending green On the question of: What are some ways that college students can go green without spending a ton of money? A bunch of people posted some really te. […]
20. FAP907: Free scholarships book giveaway, Earth day free stuff Friday, 17 April 2009, 5:30 am
    FAP907: Free scholarships book giveaway, Earth day free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup The show turned 4 years old this week! Sallie Mae’s student loan proposal - a review. Scholarsh. […]
21. Daily Aid 114: Sallie Mae Federal Student Loan Proposal Thursday, 16 April 2009, 5:44 am
    Daily Aid 114: Sallie Mae Federal Student Loan Proposal Student Financial Aid News From InsideHigherEd: Sallie Mae (ticker: SLM), which as the country’s largest student loan provider has a lot to lo. […]
22. Daily Aid 113: How to network at job events, FAFSA applications skyrocket Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 5:22 am
    Daily Aid 113: How to network at job events, FAFSA applications skyrocket Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Georgia’s public colleges can no longer afford to let entering freshmen lock. […]
23. Daily Aid 112: Comparing private student loans and student credit cards Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 5:55 am
    Daily Aid 112: Comparing private student loans and student credit cards Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: College students are using credit cards more than ever before, according to a sur. […]
24. The Financial Aid Podcast Turns 4 Monday, 13 April 2009, 5:46 am
    Actually, technically it was April 12, but today’s close enough. Yes, the Financial Aid Podcast started on April 12, 2005. Photo credit: Amanda Downing A Brief History of the Financial Aid Podcast O. […]
25. FAP906: Parent loans, tax refunds, free stuff, Black Lab Friday, 10 April 2009, 5:29 am
    FAP906: Parent loans, tax refunds, free stuff, Black Lab Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking - the Department of Education has canceled PLUS loan auctions. Through a notice in the Federa. […]
26. Daily Aid 111: How to increase your education tax refund Thursday, 9 April 2009, 5:39 am
    Daily Aid 111: How to increase your education tax refund Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA and the Seattle PI: “In the wake of the governor’s proposal to raise college tuition by 30 percent o. […]
27. Daily Aid 110: Financial Aid Cause and Effect Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 5:49 am
    Daily Aid 110: Financial Aid Cause and Effect Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Increased federal student aid, especially to middle-class families, is contributing to the rising cost of h. […]
28. Daily Aid 109: Managing your reputation online Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 5:17 am
    Daily Aid 109: Managing your reputation online Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is closing its online-education grant program, a foundation official has to. […]
29. Daily Aid 108: A Twitter Discussion on Reducing the Cost of College Monday, 6 April 2009, 5:26 am
    Daily Aid 108: A Twitter Discussion on Reducing the Cost of College I recently asked on Twitter: “How would YOU reduce the cost of college?” Here’s a selection of thoughts. Financial Aid KinZ6:. […]
30. FAP905: Free healthcare, appealing for even more financial aid Friday, 3 April 2009, 5:34 am
    FAP905: Free healthcare, appealing for even more financial aid Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking: updated rules for appealing for financial aid. Scholarship Update We gave away $10,000. […]
31. Daily Aid 107: The future of affordable higher education Thursday, 2 April 2009, 5:19 am
    Daily Aid 107: The future of affordable higher education Opinion The battle of words between supporters of the Family Federal Education Loan Program for federal student loans and the Direct Lending Pr. […]
32. April is National Financial Literacy Month Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 5:35 am
    April is National Financial Literacy Month, and what better place to start on financial literacy than with some free guides to help you better manage your money? Start with our Personal Finance First. […]
33. Daily Aid 106: Pell Grants For Year Round Students Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 5:20 am
    Daily Aid 106: Pell Grants For Year Round Students Student Financial Aid News Nothing clever here for April Fool’s Day. However, if you don’t already have free antivirus software for Windows, you. […]
34. Daily Aid 105: Yet another reason to oppose all-Direct Lending Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 5:10 am
    Daily Aid 105: Yet another reason to oppose all-Direct Lending Scholarship Update Today is our drawing for a $10,000 scholarship. Even if you miss today’s, we’re doing another at the end of July.. […]
35. Daily Aid 104: Student loan default rate secret Monday, 30 March 2009, 5:44 am
    Daily Aid 104: Student loan default rate secret Student Financial Aid News From Inside Higher Ed: As Congress prepares to take up their 2010 budget blueprints, supporters and critics of President Obam. […]
36. FAP904: FFEL, student credit cards, making money with Amazon, free stuff Friday, 27 March 2009, 6:00 am
    FAP904: FFEL, student credit cards, making money with Amazon, free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup The consequences of eliminating FFEL - some predictions. Eliminating FFEL - more comme. […]
37. Daily Aid 103: Should students have credit cards? Thursday, 26 March 2009, 5:46 am
    Daily Aid 103: Should students have credit cards? Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA: “Student-loan companies, faced with the threat of extinction, are finding a glimmer of hope in the Senate’. […]
38. Case study: Twitter solving financial aid problems Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 8:02 am
    Twitter as a conversation medium is all the buzz, but beyond the buzz, actual work is getting done, actual help is being given. Here’s a very brief case study and followup from yesterday: carterhark. […]
39. Daily Aid 102: Repaying student loans, mortgage rates, mail bag Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 5:21 am
    Daily Aid 102: Repaying student loans, mortgage rates, mail bag Student Financial Aid News From NASFAA and BusinessWeek: “Applebaum, a 35-year-old attorney in New York, started a Facebook group in J. […]
40. Daily Aid 101: Step by step affiliate marketing setup for Amazon.com Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 5:40 am
    Daily Aid 101: Step by step affiliate marketing setup for Amazon.com Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Enrollment at many community colleges is rising so fast that the colleges have run o. […]