I forgot to mention – the music for the Hurricane PSA is “Not Alone” by Rob Costlow, via the Podsafe Music Network. I can’t think of a more aptly-titled song.

Please feel free to download this MP3 and play it, distribute it, and get it heard as far and wide as you can.
Hurricane MP3
Text of Promo:
This is Chris from the Financial Aid Podcast with a message about Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of people need your help right now and in the months to come as the Gulf Coast recovers from this storm. There are plenty of ways you can help. If you can spare money, frequent flyer miles, company stocks, or volunteer time, there are organizations who will make the most …

You know… after 9/11, I remember there being a huge, immediate response online to the crisis and offers of assistance. Amazon, Apple, all kinds of sites reacted immediately to get people mobilized. By the time all is said and done in the Gulf states, the casualty list may well exceed 9/11. Certainly the long term economic damage is just as bad, if not worse – and you’ll feel it this winter for sure.
Where is the response? It’s business as usual today (August 31) at Amazon. Apple has nothing. All quiet …

Student Financial Aid News
+ Financial Aid Podcast listeners have raised $372.51 towards Hurricane Katrina relief! Thank you!
+ Nevada Millennium Scholarship is toughening requirements
+ Last minute loan? Act Education Loans – 866-299-8900, ActEducationLoans.com
+ Make sure your loans have no early repayment penalties
+ Take out a quick loan for last minute expenses, then apply for scholarships and use funds to pay off loan
Scholarship Update
+ Seven Australian and New Zealand universities offering scholarships to UK students
+ StudyOptions.com
Podsafe Music
+ The Reverse Engineers, Mercury in Retrograde
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
+ Incidentally, if you want …

To the subscribers of the Financial Aid News mailing list, wherever you may be:
I’d like to take a moment to ask for your help. What I am asking is simply this: if each person subscribed to this mailing list could contribute at least $2.51 to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina victims fund.
How to donate: call 1-800-HELP-NOW or visit http://www.RedCross.org
Be sure when you call or donate online that you want your donation to go specifically for Hurricane Katrina victims.
If you can spare more, that would be great, but if each of …

As predicted yesterday – and whether it’s due to supply chain or not, gas prices along the way to work were up an average of 6 cents only 1 day after Katrina. It’s going to get really ugly over the next 4 – 6 months as energy suppliers try to figure out how to make up for lost production and refining capacity. If you are thinking about alternative fuels for your home, now is the time to do it – and you might want to start thinking about wood.
Yes, wood. …

News
+ How to help Hurricane Katrina victims
+ RedCross.org
+ 1-800-HELP-NOW
+ BEWARE of SCAMMERS! After 9/11 and the tsunami, there were a ton of scammers
+ Stick to reputable agencies like the Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. to avoid fraud
+ Article in the Tartan about financial aid and interest rates
+ Rates are set by the market, not by the government
+ T-bill relationship to the economy
Promos
+ Working Podcast
+ Eclectic Mix
Mail Call
+ What to do if financial aid has been scaled back
+ How aid is determined
+ Stafford Loans: StaffordLoan.com
+ PLUS Loans: PLUSLoan.net
+ Alternative Loans: ActEducationLoans.com
Scholarship …

The Red Cross is soliciting assistance for victims of Katrina. Visit RedCross.org or call 1-800-HELP-NOW.

One other tip – if you can do so safely, consider buying as much gasoline as you can store. Obviously, don’t store it in or around a residential building or any place where there is danger of fire or explosion. But if you can, fill up now – prices are going to spike pretty badly after this storm is done with. At the very least, keep filling up your tank often until you see prices move a lot – that way you get as much value as you can out …

The September Financial Aid Newsletter is on the way – this will be the free stuff issue, an issue you do not want to miss! Stay tuned…