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COLLEGE GURL'S MISSION

College Gurl's mission is to ensure that students and families are well informed about the programs, policies, and strategies that result in making the best-informed decisions around financing a college education.

Financial planning For Parents

Begin financial planning to make the best-informed decisions around financing your child's education.

HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE WHEN YOU'RE BROKE

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO FINANCE A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Authored by Jessica Brown

In this book financial expert Jessica L. Brown reveals a variety of choices for post-secondary education and provides students and families detailed information on the best financial aid options to fund it: Financial Planning FAFSA Scholarships, Federal/Private Student Loans, How to Choose the Best Financial Aid Award, Offer Repayment Options and much more! In addition, Brown helps you to avoid costly mistakes and scams , and she delivers strategies for post-college financial success. Brown simplifies the college application process and shows you exactly where and how to apply for student aid. . . as if she's working right beside you and answering your questions each step of the way.

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FAMILY FINANCIAL PLANNING

Providing for your family's financial security is an important part of the college planning process. The first step in seeking a post-secondary education is financial planning as a family. Together, you can understand how much a college education costs annually and what you can contribute to you and/or your child's education. Providing for you and your family's financial security is important, since a college education is one of the biggest investments that one can make.

ESTIMATE YOUR AID WITH THE FAFSA4CASTER

The FAFSA4Caster is a planning tool on FAFSA.ed.gov that allows you to see what federal aid you will be eligible for before applying to college. Prospective students are encouraged to utilize this tool to begin to learn what you and your family may need to do to afford the college of your dreams!

On the FAFSA4caster you will be able to input you and/or your families' income, institutional aid, external resources, as well as the cost of your prospective school to identify what your potential out of pocket expenses will be.

Smart

Borrowing Tips

Educational

Facts

College Gurl

Financial Planner

will Make it EASY

Choose the school that is best for you!

Below are some smart borrowing tips to help students and parents matriculate through the college experience.

Choose an affordable school
Borrow what you NEED, not what you WANT
Understand all terms and conditions
Exhaust all resources before borrowing loans
Compare fees, interest rates, and repayment options

Education is not an expense, it's an investment

National Student Debt is almost 1.3 Trillion dollars
Americans owe more in student loan debt than credit card debt
70% of students take out loans to help pay for school
One-third of outstanding student loan debt is held by individuals 40 and older

The College Gurl Financial Planner

The College Gurl workbook was designed to help students and parents organize their school options and clearly make the best financial decision. This book is great for anyone that is planning on going to college but needs to be meticulous about the cost for a four year education.

2019-2020 FAFSA is available now!

FAFSA can be filled out online at fafsa.ed.gov

FAFSA is first come, first served

2018-2019 FAFSA must be completed by June 30th, 2019

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FAMILY FINANCIAL PLANNING

Providing for your family's financial security is an important part of the college planning process. The first step in seeking a post-secondary education is financial planning as a family. Together, you can understand how much a college education costs annually and what you can contribute to you and/or your child's education. Providing for you and your family's financial security is important, since a college education is one of the biggest investments that one can make. For more information ,

ESTIMATE YOUR AID WITH THE FAFSA4CASTER

FAFSA4Caster is a planning tool on FAFSA.ed.gov that allows you to see what federal aid you will be eligible for before applying to college. Prospective students are encouraged to utilize this tool to begin to learn what you and your family may need to do to afford the college of your dreams!

On the FAFSA4Cater you will be able to input you and/or your families' income as well as the cost of your prospective school to identify what your potential out of pocket expense will be. Also, you will be able to add institutional and scholarship aid that has been granted to you.

2017-2018 FAFSA must be completed

by June 30th, 2018

FAFSA can be filled out online

at fafsa.ed.gov

FAFSA is first come, first served

2018-2019 FAFSA must be completed

by June 30th, 2019

FAMILY FINANCIAL PLANNING

Providing for your family's financial security is an important part of the college planning process. The first step in seeking a post-secondary education is financial planning as a family. Together, you can understand how much a college education costs annually and what you can contribute to you and/or your child's education. Providing for you and your family's financial security is important, since a college education is one of the biggest investments that one can make.

ESTIMATE YOUR AID WITH THE FAFSA4CASTER

FAFSA4Caster is a planning tool on FAFSA.ed.gov that allows you to see what federal aid you will be eligible for before applying to college. Prospective students are encouraged to utilize this tool to begin to learn what you and your family may need to do to afford the college of your dreams!

On the FAFSA4Cater you will be able to input you and/or your families' income as well as the cost of your prospective school to identify what your potential out of pocket expense will be. Also, you will be able to add institutional and scholarship aid that has been granted to you.

Smart Borrowing Tips

Educational Facts

Get The College Gurl

Financial Planner to

make it EASY

Choose the school that is best for you!

Below are some smart borrowing tips to help students and parents matriculate through the college experience.

Choose an affordable school

Borrow what you NEED, not what you WANT

Understand all terms and conditions

Exhaust all resources before borrowing loans

Compare fees, interest rates, and repayment options

Education is not an expense, it's an investment

National Student Debt is almost 1.3 Trillion dollars

Americans owe more in student loan debt than credit card debt

70% of students take out loans to help pay for school

One-third of outstanding student loan debt is held by individuals 40 and older

The College Gurl Financial Planner

The College Gurl workbook was designed to help students and parents organize their school options and clearly make the best financial decision. This book is great for anyone that is planning on going to college but needs to be meticulous about the cost for a four year education.