EDITORIAL: For college credit, read fine print (The Sun Chronicle)

Moran says some judges consider hardship, but it is hard to prove. “Somebody fresh out of school who’s healthy and has no dependents doesn’t have a good case,” she says. “To get the debt discharged, they’ve got to be disabled or the court has to look into the future with some certainty” that they won’t be able to pay.

EDITORIAL: For college credit, read fine print (The Sun Chronicle)

This is one in a continuing series of editorials on financial literacy. Parents, haul out your lesson plans in commonsense financial literacy this month for students headed to grade school or off to college.

Stepchildren must contribute to college education (Southeast Missourian)

Dear Bruce: My stepchildren are a year apart in age. The oldest will begin college in fall 2008. The younger child will begin a year later. Their parents didn't put any money away for college. My...

THINKING LONG TERM USING CREDIT RESPONSIBLY (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

A freshman's guide to good credit

College can be costly, but donâ€™t despair: Where thereâ€™s the will, thereâ€™s a way to pay (Lebanon Daily News)

Like many other people his age, Marc Schaffer will soon be off to college. The 2007 Lebanon High School graduate will leave Thursday for Temple University in Philadelphia, where he will study athletic training. Classes begin Aug. 27.

CUT COSTS IN COLLEGE (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Tuition is just the beginning of how much higher education costs.

Kids and Money: Credit cards come with risks (The Kansas City Star)

Imagine your children growing up into adulthood, where purchases are strictly cash and carry.

Financial aid deadlines approach (Provo Daily Herald)

A college education is expensive. In-state, full-time tuition at UVSC is $3,000 per year. A year's tuition at BYU for LDS students is about $4,000. Both schools pale in comparison to costs at Harvard -- a whopping $31,456 per year.That's without books and fees, which can add up to hundreds more.

Rein in spending and avoid credit-card debt (Arizona Business Gazette)

Question: I have credit-card debt at high interest rates on several cards, as well as student loans. Going into my last year in college and being wary of the future, carrying this debt scares me. I have been wondering if I should consider a debt-consolidation loan. What do you think?

Students could use lessons on credit cards (Baltimore Sun)

The credit card is fast becoming as much a staple of college life as backpacks and schoolbooks.

Don't fail real life 101 (The News & Observer)

You're on your own for the first time and (admit it!) you have no idea how you're going to make it through these four years (at least) on campus. Luckily, our He Said/She Said duo Mike Williams and Jennifer Bringle remember their college years.