Yes, college is expensive. But, it almost certainly costs thousands a year less than you think.

One of the most damaging aspects of our current economic recession is that families are being led to believe that they can not afford the cost of college. Magazine stories, newspaper stories, and TV news reports go on and on about the high cost of college.

In 2007-2008, tuition at private colleges averaged nearly $24,000 a year; public college tuition was about a quarter of that (for in-state students), and community college tuition cost most students a little under $2,500 annually.

Anyone would be spooked by the high cost of a college education. Whether you’re trying to put your kids through college, go back to school for an advanced degree or take some online classes to further your career, the cost is a major consideration. You’ll be glad to know, though, that help is available.

You can get so caught up in college life that you may overlook the need to plan out your finances. Being too busy with studying, sports and socializing leaves you no time to figure out your money issues.

Donald Saunders asked:
When most people think about college scholarships they tend to think about scholarships being awarded by major companies and by the larger academic bodies and these are certainly very good sources of funding. However, they also carry one major problem and that is that competition for these scholarships is fierce with [...]

Cathy Pareto asked:
Life is a constant juggling act. Every day we juggle tasks, time, people and goals. This is especially true when it comes to balancing financial goals, whereby time is not the scarce resource, but money is. The future can seem especially daunting for young families balancing retirement funding goals and college [...]