Top 5 Places Making Movie Magic
The story of people heading west to seek fame and fortune to LA, the city of glitz and glamour, has taken a noticeable detour down south. A recent study of 2013 feature film production by FilmLA shows...
View ArticleTop 3 Helpful Hints to Find a Home’s History
The debate over what a landlord should have to disclose when it comes to a house’s history has resurfaced. It centers around a case in which a St. Louis-area woman who received a government housing...
View Article5 Gems for Joining a Gym
This article is not for the die-hard fitness buffs out there, but rather for the moms and dads who have been putting off joining a gym, but can’t handle working out in the summer heat. You may not be...
View ArticleClinical Trials: Cash-in or Opt-out?
The other day I received an interesting letter in the mail. It was from my pharmacy, asking if I would participate in a clinical trial. First, I felt it was too “1984″ and I raged against “big brother”...
View Article5 College Fees and Forms Not to Forget
Summer break is just weeks away from wrapping up for college-bound students. For first-time students that means getting enrolled in classes, assigned to dorms and acclimated with the campus. For...
View Article5 Back to School Buys
“Say it ain’t so” may be the cry for every kid as summer vacay comes closer to ending. However, most moms and dads are already in back to school mode. Many of them wait for the annual sales tax holiday...
View ArticleDress for Success or Stress?
A relative told me that during a recent conference she had to attend a session on proper work dress. It was humorous for her since she usually works from home. Later, a former colleague of mine took to...
View ArticleRelocation Reality Check
So you’ve got a new job paying you more money across town, across the state or maybe even across the country. You sort of feel like “The Jeffersons” of TV fame in that “you’re moving on up.” Well, pump...
View Article5 Freshman Parent Forget-Me-Nots
There is nothing left, but to do it. We are talking about sending your child off to college. Even if your freshman student is going to school in-state, it’s a transition that can be just as difficult...
View ArticleQuenching our Appetite for Apps
How many times have you seen a product and thought, “boy I wish I had thought of that?” The same thought often comes to mind when I see a great new mobile application on the market. For many us there …...
View ArticleTop Five Back to School Bullet Points
Remember, Grease 2, and the song “back to school again?” (Yes, some of us are not embarrassed to admit we like it.) Well, it’s time to wind down summer break and get ready for the school bell. In fact,...
View ArticleTop Cool Schools – From Partying to Caf Food
Whether you spent much of your summer touring college campuses or are busily planning those trips for fall, many parents and students across the country are in college search mode. Especially for high...
View Article5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Life Coach
So often we find ourselves at crossroads in life and rather than turning right or left, we stand still and let life overwhelm and overtake us. To combat this, many people are turning to professionals...
View Article5 Savings Tips for Empty Nesters
This year my sister saw her last son graduate from high school and head off to college. To say it is a bittersweet time is an understatement. I remember my husband asking me a few questions about a...
View Article3 Cool Ideas to Help Your Charity
We have all attended charity functions running the gamut from walk-runs to silent auctions; from thousand dollar-a-table dinners to fashion shows; or from the old fashioned school bazaars to fall...
View ArticleThe Job Search Diversity Discussion
One extra thing people in ethnic minorities have to consider when choosing a home, school or job can be the diversity of their peers, and hence whether they’ll be accepted. The same often applies when...
View ArticleCollege Essay: Ready, Set, Write
During the summer break, I offered my assistance to a student and her mom in preparing her for the college application essay explosion that is on the way. I was both stunned and saddened that while she...
View ArticleFeds React to Student Loan Debt Crisis
It seems the Department of Education is finally beginning to respond to the student loan debt dilemma. It has announced several steps to help those with federal student loans manage their debt. This...
View Article3 Places to Check Out Charities Before You Donate
In a matter of weeks the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took the country, if not the world, by storm. It helped raise awareness and more than $60 million and counting for research. Amyotrophic lateral...
View ArticleRemixing Your Financial Aid
Previously on the blog we have discussed having you or your student’s financial aid refreshed due to a change in income in broad terms. Now it is time to school you on some specific steps that must...
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