Student LIFE - The Edvisors Blog

Students and families might encounter surprising shifts in their aid packages. The updated FAFSA application, while streamlined, has introduced changes. If you receive a financial aid offer and it’s not quite you expected, you don’t need to accept it. You can reach out to your financial aid office and request a financial aid appeal.

There’s a new phenomenon that could make an already difficult job search process even more frustrating – ghost jobs. Ghost job postings are job advertisements that appear to be legitimate, but they may already have a pre-selected candidate, or the position may not exist at all.

Budgeting is the cornerstone of responsible financial management. It's more than just a tool for tracking income and expenses. Traditional budgeting techniques have proven themselves successful but if you are looking something more tailored to your individual needs then maybe one of these unconventional budgeting strategies will work for you.

It’s hard to watch the news and not see at least one story about student loan debt. Tuition and other related costs just keep going up and up making it harder and harder for families to afford to send their kids to college. If you look at the math, you see that it’s true, the numbers just don’t add up.

A common mindset prevails that a college degree opens the door to a career and a career is key to financial success. Edvisors recently surveyed 1,000 students and the results revealed a disconnect between the financial requirements to get the coveted college degree and how to actually pay for it after graduation. 

There are so many amazing places to live across the country that some people can’t pick just one. Remote work has made digital nomadism possible for more people, who can clock in anywhere that has a WiFi connection.  Remote workers still need to think about taxes and paying their bills, even when they’re watching stunning sunsets in Yosemite.