College Savings / Student Loans Questions
Scholarship Search website
You mentioned a website to help with scholarship searching last week. What website was that?
refinancing student loans
My daughter in law has 2 private Chase student loans totaling $67,000 at 8% interest!(Dumb, I know!) She says she..
CollegeIllinois! Prepaid Tuition Plan: The Risks
Hi Terry Your articles on this topic are really insightful -have gone thru all of them. I had a quick..
Grandparents investing for grandchild for college
We are first time grandparents and would like to start putting money aside for our grandchilds college education. Which programs..
What, if any, affect will forbearance have on my credit score.
I'm on a Sallie Mae loan w/ my daughter, and she requested, and received forbearance on our loan for 2..
IL 529 vs. vanguard 529 vs other
I have 4 children, ages 10, 7, 7, 7. Both my husband and I are in our late 40's and..
CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE ON STUDENT LOANS
I found your article on student loans to be of interest as I am paying on these for my son...
529 Plans — November 21, 2016 Chicago Tribune column
Hi Ms. Savage. My wife and I want to set up 529 plans for our seven grandchildren, all of whom..
Ill. Brightstart 529 Plan as a short-term investment?
Terry, I have read your opinions on the IL Bright Start 529 plan in the past couple of years and..
old student loand debt
Hi Terry, I have student loan debt and I have been working for 15 years. I am looking for advice..
529 Plan
Hi Terry, I'm an IL resident who recently became a father and I'm looking to open a 529 plan before..
student loans
HELP! My daughter has more than 60,000 in student loan debt. She has consolidated these three loans and one of..
529 savings plans — who can contribute
Hi, Terry, I enjoy your columns in the Sunday Denver Post. This morning's (11/20), on 529 savings plans, referred to..
Student Loan Repayment
I have $25,000 in student loan debt thru Navient(formerly Sallie Mae). It's from the years of 1996-2000. I had a..
529 College Savings Plans
If your adult children have established 529 plans in another state, can Illinois grandparents contribute to those plans? It is..
529 Plans, State of Illinois
Please give me your opinion of Illinois' 529 Plans. In particular, what do you think of the Bright Start program?
529 plans
I enjoyed your October 9th column in the Hartford Courant on 529 plans. I have two sons who have completed..
Are personal tuition costs tax deductable?
Hello, I'm 57 and returning to school in 2016. I've paid the tuition costs in full in 2016 and I'm..
FAFSA and Divorced Parents
Hello, My 21 year daughter moved to her Dad's house in Florida in September of 2015 (I live in Illinois)..
personal finances
I applied for a ParentPlus loan for my son's college tuition. I was approved and my son was able to..