Kimberly is a married, mother of 6 children - 3 in college, 2 in high school, and one in grade school. She's active with her students, planning post-school events and fundraising activities and assisting her husband with the local basketball program. In her free time, she enjoys watching sports, especially basketball and lacrosse when her children are playing!
Here it is a little more than five weeks before Christmas and my husband has said, "We have to watch our spending." In these hard economic times, we are all faced with the reality of job loss, decreased spending, and… More »
When the dust settles and your freshman has been dropped off at school, if your college bill hasn't been addressed, now is the time. This is something that should have been done, but sometimes getting in touch with the financial… More »
By this point in the process of preparing your future college freshman, you should have sent the deposit in, reviewed your financial aid forms, and your child should have begun the chore of completing numerous other forms. These would include… More »
When my first child applied for financial aid, we eagerly awaited our financial aid packet. The financial aid office at several schools, anticipated that we would qualify for need-based money simply because we were a family of eight that included… More »
Around this time of year, there looms one financial aid form that all parents of college-bound children need to fill out: the Free Application for Student Financial Aid, better known as FAFSA. I have to be honest, as I have… More »
Waiting for that "first" college choice is a high anxiety event. One thing that I have learned through this process is that you never close the door on any of your options. Each of my three college children picked different… More »
Having been through the college application process three times, one would think that I would be able to do the fourth child without any hassles. Not true. Each child has their own method of applying and unfortunately, I had to… More »
My husband and I are parents of six children ages 8, 14, 17, 18, 19 and 20. To date, our family has completed 3 college processes and we are currently going through it once again with our high school senior.… More »
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