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Parents provide the most influence on their child's financial knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. So, whether your child just graduated from high school or will be home soon from college for summer break, now is the perfect time to help him or her learn to manage money and exercise wise financial decision making.


 

How to Tap College Education Funds

After saving for your child's education for years, here are some tips on the best way to start paying for that education.

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Avoid These Post-Grad Money Mistakes

Graduation is an important milestone that deserves to be celebrated. However, with it comes the responsibility of taking the reins of your financial future and independence.

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Tips for Parents Financially Supporting Children after College

In this economy, many college students are taking an alternative entrance into the "real world," returning to the nest and relying on their parents for financial support. If your adult child has come to you for assistance, take steps to ensure it works out for you both.

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Parents: Know What You're on the Hook For While Your Child Is At College

No matter how much you prepare for the cost of college, unforseen costs will arise and your child might end up calling home for money. Plan now for the known and unknown.

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Managing Sky-High Education Costs: Offsetting Tuition

Although you've probably already decided how you and your child will pay for his or her college tuition, there are plenty of alternative options for funding his or her time in the classroom.

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Managing Sky-High Education Costs: Textbooks and Tech Needs

With the cost of college tuition and fees outrunning inflation by some 5 percent a year over the past decade, parents and teens can feel overwhelmed affording books, technology, and tuition.

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Host a Graduation Party on a Budget

If you focus on your graduate and not on impressing your guests, you will come out with a less-expensive party and have more money to support your child in his or her next venture.

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Getting a Grip on College Living Expenses

As a parent, you can ensure your teen maintains the same comforts of living at home while he or she is away at college by helping him or her plan for his or her upcoming living situation.

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Money in the Bank: Help Your Child Manage His or Her Money Responsibly

The 3.2 million students projected to graduate from high school this year might feel they are ready to attend college or enter the work force. But those students’ diplomas don’t guarantee that they are prepared financially for their new ventures.

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Money in the Bank: Give Your Child Extra Credit for School

College seniors are graduating with credit card debt averaging more than $4,000. But that doesn't mean your child has to enter the real world with a similar burden.

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Money in the Bank: Smart Uses for Graduation Gift Money

Chances are, your son or daughter received some gift money to celebrate his or her high school graduation. Have you talked about how he or she will spend it?

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