How to Pay for School
Even When You Haven't Saved a Dime
November 05, 1997

Your little pumpkin is 17 and she wants to go to college.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

If you clicked into this area, we take it that you a) haven't saved a dime, b) saved enough for Walla Walla State and not Aloha State, or c) meant to click the item above this one in the list box.

Not to worry, the Fool is here to help. (For those who accidentally clicked here, simply close this form and try to find the item you really want to read.) For those of you still with us, we realize that not everyone was born with extremely generous grandparents or had parents with the good sense to start saving for their kid's education while they were still barely kids themselves. This week in the Family Fool we take a look at ways to pay for college when you haven't been saving for it.

-- Take a walk through the financial aid process in It's Never Too Late to Get Smart.

-- Save on tuition by reading our 10 Foolish Money Tips.

-- Which schools will give you the most bang for your buck? Play Dough looks at ways to help your kid be a Foolish consumer in choosing a college.

--And finally, in Stock-In-Trade we take a look at Apollo Group, a provider of accredited higher-education programs for adults.

It's never to late to be Foolish. And what better way to teach your kids than with the very first truly adult expense that they will ever encounter -- their own education.

--Trudy Hoyden (TMF Hoyden)

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