Best Apps For Students at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:38:15-05:00App? Apps? What is that? Did someone forget to add the “le”? My kids make fun of me and when I say “when I went to school.” Well, when I went to school [...]
Budget 101, Money Talks
Michelle Balaun2020-09-03T18:14:33-04:00The Budget Your Money Talk Some of the most common and often asked questions from new parents are “How much money should I give my student?” “Should I g [...]
Banks and Credit Unions UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T13:21:38-04:00Many 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. We [...]
Cell Phone and Computer Repair
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T12:33:45-04:00When Disaster Strikes, repair it! Ugh, nothing is more annoying than when your cell phone stops working or when your computer suddenly shuts down. For s [...]
Dinner, It’s Time Check out these Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T16:08:47-04:00It's dinner-time! Everyone has their favorite place, here are the places we love to frequent, which one is your favorite restaurant? Restaurants Within [...]
Our Favorite Apartment Rentals For Real!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-25T10:34:58-04:00Our Fave Rentals Save U Time! Most students cannot wait to move into rentals or apartments after their freshman year for very good reasons. They will g [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-07-13T10:07:36-04:00What 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. When my kids were [...]
Dropping a Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T14:58:20-04:00Dropping, When Is it Time? Here are the guidelines you should consider when dropping a class. “I need to drop my Business Calculus class.” Not the best [...]
Fix It! Fix it good!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-10T10:45:48-04:00If it’s Broken, You Must Fix It Fix it and repair shops are one of the necessities of life, and when our kids are away at school, we want to make sure t [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-05-07T15:58:24-04:00The 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 [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T12:13:12-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees for Online Classes? There is no denying that college tuition, in and of itself, is a huge expense; however, on top of the cost, [...]
Planning to Sublease Your Apartment at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-06T10:46:10-04:00The 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 [...]
Getting There – Transportation
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T12:05:56-04:00Planes, Trains, Buses, Transportation, Oh My! Whether it will be the first time dropping off your student, visiting them for parent’s weekend or attendi [...]
Health Insurance
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T11:19:57-04:00Know More About Insurance Options Students at many colleges today must have a health insurance plan that meets their university’s minimum requirement. T [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T15:08:23-04:00Teach Them To Budget And The Rest Is Easy Eating on a budget is hard to do at any age. Teaching my three kids how to budget their money was not an easy [...]
Home Sweet Dorm Make it Fab!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T16:10:26-04:00Turn Their Dorm Room From Drab to Fab Don’t be alarmed on move-in day when you walk into your student’s bare and cold dorm room. It’s amazing how quickl [...]
Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-06-22T10:50:25-04:00We have the inside scoop on places to live ON-Campus! You can certainly read about the dorms and where to live from UNF’s web page Housing and Residence [...]
Lost and Found – we can help!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T15:57:51-04:00Oh No…. It Happened! We’ve all done it, lost something. But what's been lost can be found! It’s not surprising that a college student may lose their ke [...]
Hotels
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T15:52:47-04:00A Nice Place to Stay Keeping in my that UNF is a small part of the thriving city of Jacksonville, there are plenty of hotel options. The airport is with [...]
Meal Plan at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-25T14:42:47-04:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries – OH MY! Your student is away at school and many of you might be envisioning your student’s diet as burgers, pizza, fries an [...]
Finding An Internship
Michelle Balaun2020-09-03T16:21:31-04:00Learn About Your Options, Find an Internship I have three children; one graduated from FSU, one is a junior at FSU and one is a freshman at UNF. Each on [...]
Moving In
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T13:58:00-04:00All the Tips and Tricks to Make Moving Easy Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handlin [...]
Eating Healthy at college
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:33:31-04:00Eating healthy, not an easy feat! It can be hard to eat healthy when at college. While on-campus dining offers healthy options, sometimes having the opt [...]
Trouble in Paradise
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T09:31:48-04:00Trouble, It Happens… Is your student having trouble or in trouble? Are they having problems with a roommate, an apartment lease, underage drinking, acad [...]
Off-Campus Living
Michelle Balaun2020-06-05T14:16:19-04:00Economical to Extravagant Off-Campus Your child moves into their dorm in August and everyone is so excited…new friends, new space and everything is goin [...]
Food for Thought, Is Everyone Fed?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:02:52-04:00No Student Goes Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely [...]
Where Will They Live – Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2020-07-16T11:54:57-04:00Managing the Gap Did you know there was a time gap? Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. [...]
First Time Loan Borrower
Michelle Balaun2020-07-09T12:10:34-04:00You’ll Need to Do This for a Loan What is the Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in orde [...]
Dress for Success
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T15:49:38-04:00Time to Step It Up, Success Is Waiting! As they get closer to graduation, there are many changes that students will have to face. Although it may not b [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T12:41:56-04:00When Will Financial Aid Disburse? Or, Show Me The Money! The time has come to pay for your college costs and panic sets in. I have three kids and each e [...]
Parking at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T16:03:40-04:00Get the Last Spot! When getting ready to send your student off to UNF, the decision of should they bring their car to school, and then what to do with i [...]
Technology Needs for UNF Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T13:58:19-04:00Here is What You Get For Free! HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 is free for all enrolled UNF students? And it’s free for up to five devices. That is [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2020-07-17T14:34:34-04:00When 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 [...]
Are Your Student’s Valuables Safe?
Michelle Balaun2020-04-30T14:53:21-04:00Keep Them Safe As we were preparing my daughter for college, one of the most popular subjects discussed on my UNF parent's Facebook page was safety. I’ [...]
It’s All about the Delivery and Ease
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T13:03:53-04:00There’s a knock at the door! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it pays to turn [...]
Beauty and The Beast
Michelle Balaun2021-06-10T14:52:00-04:00Is That How Your Favorite Fairy Tale Begins? When planning for school, we often think of all the essentials, dorm room decorations, meal plans, registra [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T15:45:23-04:00To Buy or Rent books, That is the Question. I remember when I went to college, the lines at the bookstore were forever. On the first day of class, the p [...]
Finding A Roommate at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T12:05:29-04:00First time living with someone you’re not related to! When I went to school, there was no way to find out who my roommate was until the day I got to sch [...]
Working While In College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:37:38-05:00Who doesn’t need extra money... Some students are working to supplement the allowance that their parents are giving them each week or month and some stu [...]
Study Abroad
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:24:09-04:00All Aboard the Study Abroad Train! Wow! Just the thought of my daughter being able to study abroad is so exciting to me! Nowadays it seems like it is [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2020-05-11T10:26:25-04:00TAX, A Necessary Evil Taxes, we have to admit, are not fun but necessary. As you are preparing your return or having a CPA prepare your return, do not f [...]
What is FAFSA?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T10:22:41-04:00First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, FAFSA of course! First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, of course! FAFSA is the national Free Application f [...]
What Not to Bring to College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-11T10:22:30-04:00No, you don’t need that! I remember when I first went to college – many, many years ago, I packed my car and my parents’ car full of my clothing, access [...]
Searching for Scholarships at UNF
jadmin2020-09-08T14:35:31-04:00Congratulations on Your Child Being Accepted! Now that that’s settled, the idea of actually paying for college looms. Hopefully, you have prepared in s [...]