Joanna Nesbit

Learning about your EFC can stir up a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. Here’s what you need to know.

Sometimes college-bound students don’t readily engage, and parents encounter subtle resistance. If you have a dawdler, here’s what might be going on.

For the most part, dorm rooms won’t require anything more complicated than accessorizing, but sometimes building issues can crop up. Here's what to know.

Paying for college is expensive. Most parents worry about it, but many stash their concern for another day because it feels complicated and overwhelming — and immediate expenses feel more pressing.

Every year, college students stream into school lugging new stuff for their dorm rooms or apartments. Nine months later, the process shifts into reverse, with hundreds of tons of usable goods landing in dumpsters.

We want kids to enter the real world as prepared and self-sufficient as possible. The road to this goal has one major rule: make sure you let them drive sometimes.

Approximately 250 colleges and universities—mostly private institutions but also a few public—use the College Board’s CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE, and if you apply to any of these schools, you’ll need to fill it out.

When my daughter started babysitting as a young teen, I offered what I thought were helpful tips for setting herself apart.

Are you avoiding taking a trip abroad with your kids because you think it will cost a fortune? It might not cost as much as you think.

Today's world is fast-paced, but our kids benefit when we slow down, spend less on them, and focus on yesteryear parenting strategies. Unforeseen outcome? We save more to benefit to our financial bottom line.

If you or your friends are starting to have babies, the community of friends is crucial. Here’s how to pitch in to offer your support to growing families.

Tips for young families to balance their savings goals and get started on college savings, including cash back credit cards, tapping relatives for contributions, and skipping expensive toys in lieu of 529 savings.

We are the Fit School’s 5:50 a.m. group, rising before dawn to exercise ahead of the workday and school schedules.

if you’ve got a young family, you may be worrying about how you’re going to save for your kids’ college education on top of paying off your own student loans.

Savvy PTO and PTA leaders are turning to mobile apps to streamline fundraising tasks, including organizing volunteers, advertising events, and accepting payments.