College Readiness Blog for Parents

Zac Bissonnette, author of ‘Debt-Free U,’ shares his financial advice for parents and students to pay for a college education without loans, scholarships or mooching! Check out the ‘USA Today’ book review of ‘Debt-Free U.’

Taking college-level courses in high school can save your child and family a lot of money on college tuition later. Check out this news story on the value of college-level courses in high school.

College kids are collecting too many credit cards, according to recent AP statistics. With tuition and college expense costs rising, students face the threat of deep debt.

Managing a budget is a foreign concept to many teens. Start talking money matters with your teen and share our tools to create and manage a budget.

Should your teen keep that summer job? Check out this week’s headlines on important high school student and college student issues.

Bring math down to earth for your teen. Do some grocery store math!

Talking allowance with your teen isn’t easy, but is it as hard as negotiating a car purchase?

This week’s Sunday Dish spotlights the changing image of summer school, college prep courses and vocational training.