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As part of the move to College In Colorado, there are a few changes that are being implemented as the Education Cents program transitions to the College In Colorado Money 101 Program.

Check out our (final) blog post to learn more: http://bit.ly/TBU6P8

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The Education Cents program and site are becoming the College In Colorado Money 101 Program. While this page is going away, you can still find all sorts of fun and interesting financial literacy and higher education tid-bits at the College In Colorado page: www.facebook.com/CollegeInColorado.org.

We hope to see you there!

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We have articles in our Resource library on topics that we think will be most helpful to our users.

This weeks highlighted article: "Student Loans: What To Do If You're Behind On Payments," http://bit.ly/Pa4xu4

Check out the rest of our articles, and let us know if there's a topic you'd like to see us cover.

Student Loans | Student Loan Repayments | Behind In Student Loan Payments | Late Are you behind on your student loan payments? Learn more about what you can do to correct the situation and preserve your credit rating.

Need a quiet place to study and some extra cash? Check out these stories from The Dollar Stretcher of ways people made money just for showing up:

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Getting Paid to Be There Getting Paid to Be There, What jobs allow you to study, write or do something else while you're still getting paid?

Check out this discussion on making decisions about college from TalkingCentsBlog, http://bit.ly/OPJdNJ

Making Decisions About College | Talking Cents Back when I was thinking about college there were a lot of factors that I didn't really consider. I just knew that I was going. I mainly focused on location,

Definitely something to be aware of. Don't pay someone to fill the FAFSA out for you.

The 1st "F" in FAFSA stands for FREE! Several websites offer help filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for a fee. These sites are not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education. We urge you not to pay these sites for assistance that you can get for free elsewhere. The official FAFSA is at http://1.usa.gov/Q5JOcN. You can get free help from: - The financial aid office at your college or the college(s) you're thinking about attending - The FAFSA's online help at http://1.usa.gov/Q5JOcN - The Federal Student Aid Information Center: http://bit.ly/Q5JOcL If you are asked for your credit card information while filling out the FAFSA online, you are not at the official government site. Remember, the FAFSA site address has .gov in it!

Another great blog post from Front Range Community College:

5 Tips to Being a More SUccessful Student, goo.gl/0Qvm0

How to be a Successful Student Over the last couple of years, I’ve asked several students what habits have made a difference for them, what has made them successful. Here’s what they

We have articles in our Resource library on topics that we think will be most helpful to our users.

This week's highlighted article: "Student Loan Forgiveness," http://bit.ly/SBfkCc

Check out the rest of our articles, and let us know if there's a topic you'd like to see us cover.

Student Loan Repayments | Budgeting for Student Loan Repayment | Student Loans Do you know how much you’ll be paying each month when your student loans come due? Learn how to calculate and budget for this additional expense.

Thing high school is too young to start investing? Todd Romer would disagree, especially in this less-than-stellar economy.

Some advice for investing despite the economy, and why starting in high school or college can be a good choice. (Hint: Compound interest can be an amazing thing.)
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Make a Bad Economy Work for You When Todd Romer was 16 years old he bought 10 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock with money he earned mowing lawns. "That was a tremendous lesson," he says. Now he's the editor of Young Money magazine, a publication he founded in 1999. Learn from him.

How many of these frugal skills do you use to help save you money? http://bit.ly/PK1c6y

20 Great Frugal Skills — and How to Get Them Independence is at the heart of frugality. But to be independent, you need skills. Here are 20 easy-to-learn skills that can save you money.