Supervise an Easy Budget for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-10-19T10:54:51-04:00This is a budget lesson that will serve you in the future! I quickly realized that I needed to place my daughter on a budget when she mentioned her thir [...]
Graduation Photography for FAU Seniors
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T14:52:32-04:00Memorialize Graduation Day with Photography They say time flies when you're having fun…that includes the four years spent in college! Commencement is ar [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T21:36:04-04:00When Will Financial Aid Money Disburse? The time has come to pay for your college costs and money panic sets in. I remember receiving the tuition state [...]
Planning to Sublease Your Apartment at FAU?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T15:05:24-04:00The Supply is Greater Than the Demand. Here’s How to Sublease HaveUHeard that when a student moves into an off-campus apartment they generally sign a le [...]
Banks and Credit Unions at FAU
Michelle Balaun2019-12-04T17:15:08-05:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. Lea [...]
Auxiliary Fees For Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T12:00:26-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees? You can't get away from the fees! There is no denying that college tuition, in and of itself, is a huge expense; however, on t [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans FAU
Michelle Balaun2020-06-14T15:10:17-04:00What 529 Pays When you decide to have kids, your first thought is not how am I going to pay for college, but it might be your second. I made a decision [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T16:40:29-05:00A Guide to FAU’s Bus System If you have ever been to FAU’s campus, you know that driving and parking can be stressful. However, FAU’s Owl Express is her [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T09:11:21-04:00When You Need to Stay on Budget, Be Thrifty. Being a college student, it can be stressful to be thrifty and stay on budget throughout the semester. Ther [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T16:39:59-05:00You'll Need to Do This. What is an Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in order to have s [...]
Finding an Internship, Learn the Options
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:30:18-04:00Learn About Your Options. What better way to learn about a prospective field or career than to do an internship? Obviously, I am a big believer in inter [...]
Working While in School
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T12:25:23-05:00Are you working? Need some cash to make ends meet? Some students have to work to pay for college; some consider their school work their only job and for [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-04-23T11:43:50-04:00The Future Is So Bright You'll Need Shades! SEE END OF BLOG FOR CHANGES EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR Bright Futures has been a grea [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:26:26-04:00Ways To Feel More A Part of the Community. With an undergraduate enrollment of over 25,000 spanning across the Boca Raton Campus, FAU can feel huge. The [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:48:26-04:00Learning To Spend And Save Are Part of Being An Adult. I quickly realized that I needed to place my daughter on a budget when she decided she needed to [...]
Searching for Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T21:21:31-04:00There Is A Better Way To Get It Paid. Congratulations on Your Child Being Accepted! Now that that’s settled, the idea of actually paying for college loo [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T12:24:58-05:00Apps, The Easiest Way. Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our kids, how [...]