Archive for March, 2008

FAP759: FAFSA, Returning Loan Money, Mail Bag

Friday, March 28th, 2008


FAP759: FAFSA, Returning Loan Money, Mail Bag Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: Two more colleges have joined the growing number pledging to eliminate student loans for low-income students. Claremont McKenna College announced Monday that it would eliminate loans from the aid packages of all current and new students, effective this coming fall. Lafayette College on Monday announced that it would eliminate loans in the packages of students from families with incomes of

‘When I was a child my father would spin me around till I fell asleep…up the stairs he would carry me…I knew for sure I was loved’
Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me and then Spin me around till I fell asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me And I knew for sure I was loved If I could get another chance Another walk, another dance with him I d play a song that would never, ever end How I d love, love, love to dance with my father again When I and my mother would disagree To get my way I would run from her to him He d m

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Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description (Search Engine Journal)

Friday, March 28th, 2008


I m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and IE, Skype highlights phone numbers on web sites in the browsers for calling via SkypeOut. I ve noticed this in Google AdWords ads but today what really stuck out is the description […]

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Laundry Detergent, 171.54% APR Loan, and 30 Rules of Thumb

Friday, March 28th, 2008


By Flexo in Link Sharing. No Credit Needed is warning readers of the laundry detergent cap. I always use very little laundry detergent, even with full loads. Considering how much water is pumped into the washing machine, a half of a cup of detergent won t make much of a difference. All it takes is a very little amount to clean clothing. Ever wonder what a loan with 171.54% looks like? AllFinancialMatters runs the numbers. A loan for $1,250, paid biweekly over 3 years, will require a total ad

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Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description

Friday, March 28th, 2008


I m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and IE, Skype highlights phone numbers on web sites in the browsers for calling via SkypeOut. I ve noticed this in Google AdWords ads but today what really stuck out is the description used by NextStudent.com and the way it looks on my browser. The Meta Description reads : Looking for federal or private student loans for School? Get up to 40k Fast: Call 877-680-9879. Student

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Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description (Search Engine Journal)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008


I m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and IE, Skype highlights phone numbers on web sites in the browsers for calling via SkypeOut. I ve noticed this in Google AdWords ads but today what really stuck out is the description […]

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Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description

Thursday, March 27th, 2008


I m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and IE, Skype highlights phone numbers on web sites in the browsers for calling via SkypeOut. I ve noticed this in Google AdWords ads but today what really stuck out is the description used by NextStudent.com and the way it looks on my browser. The Meta Description reads : Looking for federal or private student loans for School? Get up to 40k Fast: Call 877-680-9879. Student

Feminist Blogger Barry Deutsch Unwittingly Makes Profound Admission on Sexism
In the above comic, feminist blogger Barry Deutsch (aka “Ampersand”) unwittingly makes a very profound statement on sexism. The point of Deutsch’s cartoon is that the effects of America’s mistreatment of blacks are not as shallow as what can be erased in a generation. I agree with Deutsch. I have always thought that the effects of racism go far, far beyond the sometimes questionable examples thrown out by modern black leader leaders. The fact that whites have been able to build up their

President’s Proposal: Using College Model to Finance Private K-12 Education (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
As part of his administration’s ongoing education initiative, President Bush has proposed a $300 million grant program intended to increase K-12 education funding and enable more low-income parents to send their children to private or faith-based schools.

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‘When I was a child my father would spin me around till I fell asleep…up the stairs he would carry me…I knew for sure I was loved’

Thursday, March 27th, 2008


Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me and then Spin me around till I fell asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me And I knew for sure I was loved If I could get another chance Another walk, another dance with him I d play a song that would never, ever end How I d love, love, love to dance with my father again When I and my mother would disagree To get my way I would run from her to him He d m

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President’s Proposal: Using College Model to Finance Private K-12 Education (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, March 27th, 2008


As part of his administration’s ongoing education initiative, President Bush has proposed a $300 million grant program intended to increase K-12 education funding and enable more low-income parents to send their children to private or faith-based schools.

Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description (Search Engine Journal)
I m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and IE, Skype highlights phone numbers on web sites in the browsers for calling via SkypeOut. I ve noticed this in Google AdWords ads but today what really stuck out is the description […]

Study Shows College Costs at Forefront of Students’ Concerns (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
College costs rank as one of the top concerns for college students today, according to a recent survey by the Higher Education Research Institute. Financial aid packages — the funds schools offer to students in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study awards, and student loans — were cited by 39 percent of students in the survey as one of the most important factors when making college …

Student loan lender closes (The Buffalo News)
A Buffalo-based student loan consolidation firm has shut its doors, the third Western New York lender to leave the field in recent months after new federal legislation made the business less profitable by cutting financial aid to the lenders.

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Money Mistake Monday - Thoughtless Consolidation of Student Loans.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008


Because we are away camping this week, this week s Money Mistake Monday is a guest post from Paid Twice. If you like what you see here, won t you consider subscribing to her feed? Student loan consolidation can be a very beneficial thing. You can take a number of different loans, get them all grouped together at a low fixed interest rate, and make one monthly payment that may be less than what you were paying before. So many people have in the past consolidated their student loans to a very lo

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Money Mistake Monday - Thoughtless Consolidation of Student Loans.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008


Because we are away camping this week, this week s Money Mistake Monday is a guest post from Paid Twice. If you like what you see here, won t you consider subscribing to her feed? Student loan consolidation can be a very beneficial thing. You can take a number of different loans, get them all grouped together at a low fixed interest rate, and make one monthly payment that may be less than what you were paying before. So many people have in the past consolidated their student loans to a very lo

FAP755: How to write effective scholarship essays
FAP755: How to write effective scholarship essays Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: Vassar College announced Tuesday that it is eliminating loans from the aid packages of students with family incomes of up to $60,000. While a number of prominent private colleges have been making such announcements, Vassar is one of relatively few to make the shift with an endowment of less than $1 billion. + Chronicle: Responding to concerns that the recent withdrawals of some lend

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