Money Management *
The institutions highlighted below are more than just lenders and guarantors of student and parent loans. They are in many cases, money management specialists. We will periodically illuminate various sections of their respective websites in order to educate our students and parents on timely money management topics. Bookmark and visit this page each month as we add new information from guarantee agencies and lending institutions from across the country.
* These sites will change monthly. Highlighting these sites is not an endorsement of their institutions products/services and should not be construed as a recommendation.
Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. (www.mygreatlakes.com) provides information about personal financial management on their website. Under their Personal Financial Management section you will find the headings Learn, Use, and Download Guides, which contain information for the novice and the more financially savvy.
Learn >>
- Managing My Money – campus cost-saving tips and banking, interest, and budgeting basics
- Thinking About College – information on making decision about going to college
- Understanding Financial Aid – financial aid basics
- Using Credit Cards – tips on credit cards management
Use >>
- Budget Manager – tool to budget school year expenses and earnings
- The College Justificator – demonstrates how education, occupation, income, and student loan debt relate to one another
- The Financial Aid Game – explores the steps in the financial aid process
- Kira's Credit. Kira's Life. Kira's Choices. – interactive example of student financial decisions
Download Guides
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- It's Friday Night and You're Broke [pdf]
- The College Justificator [pdf]
- It's All You, Baby [pdf]
- The Financial Aid Game [pdf]
- Your Credit. Your Life. Your Choice. [pdf]
- Preparing for Graduate & Professional School [pdf]
YOUNG MONEY magazine (www.youngmoney.com) is primarily written by student journalists. The magazine focuses on money management, entrepreneurship, careers, investing, technology, travel, entertainment and automotive topics. Their Money Management section addresses many diverse student financial issues.
