Maximize your Federal Financial Aid
October 1, 2007 – 11:37 pm | by cgeeWhen you begin to create your financial plan to pay for college, first look to the government for grants, scholarships, and federal financial aid. The best place to start is www.fafsa.ed.gov. Here you will find a step by step guide to obtaining the maximum amount of federal financial aid. In addition to maximizing your federal financial aid, begin to search for additional grants and scholarships. Though many are invitation only based on skill or academics, there are many different types of grants and scholarships available. Look towards some of your local businesses who may offer ‘free’ money to local kids going to college. They love the publicity in addition to the healthy tax incentives. Once you have gathered all of this information, you can begin looking for alternative methods to bridge the gap between the cost of tuition including living expenses and government aid, scholarships, family contribution and grants.
