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Free Scholarships & Grants: Find Gold on the College Scholarship Rainbow!

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Are you looking for free college scholarships and grants? We have tips and tricks to land tons of college money. This blog presents lots of proven ways to find more scholarship hacks. It shares how to prepare for them and how to win more awards. It’s time to start gathering in scholarship winnings! What if there really was a pot of scholarship gold waiting for you at the end of the scholarship rainbow. And what if you KNEW that …

If you want to legitimately get the most FAFSA money for your college education, follow these tips and tricks. You’ll get maximum federal student aid in Pell Grants by following our research when you fill out your FAFSA application. Debt-Free College Series # 4 – FAFSA and Financial Aid We have 5 kids who have attended college, and we have filled out FAFSA applications with every single one of them. As a matter of fact, we’ve filled out the FAFSA …

DIY Homemade halloween. A scarecrow, a jar of candy corn and a pumpkin shaped cookie.

Are you looking for some Fun Homemade Halloween party games? We’ve assembled a great list to make your party a frugal and fun success. We started with 13 games, but the list keeps growing. We’ve also added some crafts and fun food ideas. Halloween and the Fall can make for some really fun homemade Harvest party games. We know some people are squeamish about taking their kids out “Trick-or-Treating” so why not borrow some of these ideas. We’ve used …

Cutting Collge Costs for How High School Kids.

There are six things a teen can do in high school that will help to reduce the cost of a college education. We’ve done many of these with our 5 kids and they graduated college without any student loans! How can a high schooler start to reduce college costs? College is a monumental expense for parents and students alike. Who among us is prepared for paying out tens of thousands of dollars over a 4 or 5-year period? However, with …

10 non-scary, cheap, family friendly halloween costumes.

We’ve got tons of ideas for non-scary Halloween costumes that are easy and cheap to make. Have you thought about Halloween costumes for you or your kids yet? Does the cost of costumes scare the fun out of Halloween for your family? Planning for Halloween Takes the Cost out of Costumes Halloween will be here before you know it. And costume-loving families know that putting together a unique and inexpensive costume takes some planning and some time. The earlier …

Grocery Store Sales Cycles - brown grocery bags stacked on the floor and counter full of sale items.

Knowing the Grocery Store Sales Cycles by month and for each holiday is a great way to save tons of money on food and to fill your pantry and freezer with bargain-priced groceries. One of our best money-saving grocery strategies is to stock up on loss leaders around the holidays. Grocery stores drop the price of various food items each month and on each holiday to entice shoppers to come to their stores. That’s the time we swoop in and …

College Savings. Out of the box Thinking. Cardboard box with a college mortar board and diploma flying out of it

Are you’re looking for college savings when trying to get a university education? This blog will give you plenty of out-of-the-box and unconventional options for college savings. If you take to heart just a few of these ideas it could save you $10,000 or more. The college landscape is changing so rapidly that savings can be found in the most unusual places. Especially if you’re willing to research and question conventional thinking and dig a little deeper. This is …

Places that will cash a personal check. Writing a check with a gold pen.

Have you ever wondered how to cash a personal check when you don’t have a bank account? Or where you can cash a check right now and what the charges would be? You might need to cash a check from a friend because you’re traveling out of state, or you could have an online bank or you may simply not have a bank account at all. If someone writes you a check and you don’t have access to your …

Are you trying to find a new job? Does your job search seem different than other times? Hunting for a job in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and in life after it has changed significantly. In this article, we’ll help you understand what’s changed, what’s new, and what has stayed the same for job seekers. Job Seeking During the Pandemic and Afterward No one expected the arrival of this pandemic. For some, it meant the absolute collapse of …

22 Best Survey Apps for your cell phone or computer.

Would you love to find the best mobile survey apps that could earn you money? We’ve done all the work for you by researching and testing them. Do you enjoy sharing your opinion about things? Most of us do. We’ve researched the 22 of the most popular survey apps that pay you for sharing your views. The promise of making some money for answering questions might sound too good to be true. And there are some instances where it …

Free Scholarships & Grants: Find Gold on the College Scholarship Rainbow!

How to Get The Most FAFSA Money and Pell Grant Awards

DIY Halloween Party Games, Crafts & Food Ideas for Fun Harvest Festival

Reduce College Costs: Things To Do in High School to Prepare for College

10 DIY Non-Scary Halloween Costumes that are Easy, Cheap & Fast

Grocery Store Sales Cycles: How to Save a Ton Of Money Stocking up with Holiday and Monthly Deals

College Savings: 10 Out of the Box Ways Cut the Cost of Education

Best Inexpensive Places to Cash Personal Checks Without A Bank Account

21 Tips for Finding a Great New Job After a Pandemic

22 Best Trusted Survey Apps: Earn Cash from your Phone

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