Getting There – Transportation
Michelle Balaun2020-07-07T17:54:57-04:00Transportation to and from Athens The first time that you drop off your student can be stressful and confusing. Planning is the key to a smooth move. Si [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T12:28:30-04:00Grocery - Kids Gotta Eat Whether your student is living on campus with a meal plan, or living off-campus and having to “forage for themselves”, they wil [...]
It’s Dinner Time in Athens!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T15:42:47-04:00Time to have Dinner! Athens and the UGA area offer lots of great places to eat. Here are some of our favorite places to go to dinner. Cali N Titos – Thi [...]
Move In
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T12:25:36-04:00Move in...It Just Got Real Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handling what can be a s [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T15:17:54-04:00To Buy or Not to Buy One of the biggest worries parents have when sending their child off to college, is how will they eat? Let’s face it, we have been [...]
Retail Therapy
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T11:23:17-04:00A Little Retail Shopping Helps! I know, I know, your child is in Athens to attend college, but there is always something that he or she will need partic [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T08:51:46-04:00UGA and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything you needed was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me too [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T20:19:45-04:00You’ll need to do this for a first-time student loan. It's all new to you as a first-timer, here is what you need to know about a student loan. What is [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T20:26:30-04:00When Will Financial Aid Money Disburse? The time has come to pay for your college costs and money panic sets in. If your student is in-state, chances ar [...]
Working While In College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:45:18-05:00Working or Not Working, That is the Question. Some students are working to supplement the allowance that their parents are giving them each week or mont [...]
Grad School Housing is More Grown Up
Michelle Balaun2023-05-08T16:13:14-04:00Because Grad School Needs Are Different For students heading to Grad School, finding an apartment if they go to a different university entails completel [...]
I’m Not Your Maid
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:13:58-04:00Maid Cleaning Companies - Because Sometimes This Chore Is Just Too Much. Although you probably never thought about hiring a maid cleaning crew for your [...]
Having a Car at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T09:41:42-04:00Is having a car at UGA a good idea? The University of Georgia has tons of students and too few parking spots. This creates a major issue for the mass of [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2020-08-04T12:28:54-04:00Teach Them Eating on a Budget and the Rest is Easy Teaching your student to eat on a budget prior to moving away is a great way to give you peace of min [...]
Budget 101 for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-09-03T18:03:25-04:00The Budget-Your-Money Talk Choosing how to budget for college looks different for every single person and a personal family decision to pick the way tha [...]
Study Abroad Programs for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:44:09-04:00The world is your classroom, so study abroad. *UGA Study Abroad is as of right now unavailable until 2021 due to the global pandemic, but the app [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-07-28T13:25:48-04:00How to manage roommates and shared living space. For many students, moving into a dorm is their first extended stay away from home and their first time [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T18:18:43-04:00HaveUHeard 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 [...]
Banks and Credit Unions UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T13:14:25-04:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but knowing your student will be handling their own money ca [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T13:11:49-04:00Tax Time is Always Right Around the Corner! Taxes, we have to admit, are decidedly not fun but ARE necessary. Whether you are preparing your return or h [...]
Dress for Success for Your Job
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T20:24:42-04:00Time to Step Up Your Outfit, Success Is Waiting! Long before graduation, your student should be attending both career and internship fairs to achieve su [...]
Being Thrifty While at College
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T10:52:30-04:00When You Need to Stay on Budget, Be Thrifty! Before coming to college, I knew I needed an updated wardrobe because being trendy and cute was important t [...]
Searching for Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T13:27:35-04:00Scholarships can help pay for college! Now that they have been accepted into UGA, the idea of actually paying for college looms overhead and scholarship [...]
Supervise an Easy Budget for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T16:15:00-04:00This is a budget lesson that will serve you in the future! Some students really do keep to a budget. Well, sort of. I admit, it was hard telling my daug [...]
It’s All About the Delivery at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T14:59:32-04:00Delivery is the way To Go! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it pays to turn t [...]
Technology Needs
Michelle Balaun2020-08-07T13:42:42-04:00Check Out The Technology You Get for Free! HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 technology is free for all enrolled UGA students? And it’s free for up t [...]
Where Will They Live – Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2023-05-08T16:03:30-04:00Managing the Gap Although it seems like you just moved your student into their dorms, now comes the weird in-between gap time from May to August, where [...]
FAFSA – all the details you need!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T10:26:51-04:00First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, FAFSA of course! First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, of course! FAFSA is the national Free Application f [...]
The ABC’s of a 529 Plan
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:34:13-04:00What does 529 Pay For? If this is your first time paying for college, I bet you have 529 questions! When you decided to have kids, I would bet your firs [...]
Parking Your Car at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T10:48:08-04:00Get the Last Parking Spot! When getting ready to send your student off to UGA, the decision of should they bring their car to school, and then what to d [...]
Food for Thought, The UGA Pantry Helps
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:01:09-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]