12/30: Auld Lang Syne, Pickup Lines, More Nursing Loan Forgiveness, Gifford, Negus, and Houston, Bill deRome, Chris Ayer, Friction Bailey, #150
Student Financial Aid News
+ The last episode of 2005!
+ Amusing article about pickup lines in academia
+ “When I’m nervous, I recite page 368 of Finnegan’s Wake”
+ Article link
+ Other than FAFSA stuff, the newswires are understandably dead.
+ Get ready and do a trial run at FAFSAonline.com
+ Trivia about Auld Lang Syne
+ Do you know the words? Probably not.
+ Auld Lang Syne Lyrics and Translation
+ Another Auld Lang Syne link
Scholarship Update
+ …

12/29: Rate hikes, Sallie Mae, FAFSA independent students, nursing loan forgiveness program, Matthew Ebel, Whirl, Jessie Commisso, #149
Student Financial Aid News
+ Schwarzenegger rescinds tuition hikes at CA public universities
+ More stories on student loan rate hikes
+ Look for our press release early in the new year or very late this week
+ Interesting quote from Sallie Mae
+ Consolidate now, says USA Today
+ StudentLoanConsolidator.com is the place to consolidate your student loans
Mail Bag
+ Question from Darlene about nursing loan repayment programs
+ Question from Richard about the FAFSA
+ No parents, how to file?
+ …

Hey folks…
Well, I decided to use Podtrac to see more info about my podcast audience; however, in the process, it radically altered the feed, forcing iTunes to redownload past episodes. So if you got a bunch of duplicates, my bad!

12/28: T-Bills, Do Not Vote Cards, Energy, Scholarship Update, Post Holiday Debt, Candy Butchers, Charlie Crowe, Amy Jo Doty, #148
Student Financial Aid News
+ T-Bill edged itself back up to 4%
+ Reactions to Senate Budget Bill
+ Do Not Vote cards – who not to vote for this year and in years to come
+ FAFSA season is 3 days away – are you ready?
+ Do all your prep work at FAFSAonline.com and be ready on January 1
+ Flat yield curve on Treasury Yields
+ Energy bills from $104/month to $254 in one month …

12/27: Top Podsafe Picks of 2005, #147
Top Picks of 2005 – a few of my favorites from this year!
Podsafe Music
+ Matthew Ebel, Drive Away
+ Adrina Thorpe, Fly Fly Fly
+ Brother Love, There She Goes
+ Bob Gentry, Upside Down
+ Cruisebox, On a Podcast
+ Planet of Women, Waking Up the Neighborhood
+ i:scintilla, scin
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.
Holiday Schedule
+ Show will resume regular format …

12/26: Classical Music Change of Pace, #146
Today I thought I’d explore the Classical Genre on the Podsafe Music Network. Low key, instrumental, classical music from the PMN and great arrangements. Enjoy!
Podsafe Music
+ Sascha Ludwig, Tribute to Mozart
+ Fumitaka Anzai, Forest in the Morning
+ Mark Heimonen, Celebration
+ Tom Byrne, Lost Times
+ Two Star Symphony, The Marionette
+ Mark Heimonen, Innovation
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan …

… college graduates are a net profit to the state.
From MSNBC:
“A high school dropout costs the state about $8,500 per year, the difference between taxes paid in and social costs,” said Thrasher. “A high school graduate costs the state about $5,000 per year. It’s not until [an Oregonian”>MP3 file graduates from college that there’s an $8,500 annual benefit to the state.”

You should not buy a property for more than 150 times the monthly rent.
You should buy a home for a maximum of 3 times your monthly income, not a penny more.
Your house payment should be no more than 28 percent of your gross monthly income.

12/25: Merry Christmas from the Financial Aid Podcast and the Student Loan Network, #145
Merry Christmas! As you might expect, it’s all Christmas music on Christmas Day!
Podsafe Music
+ Podsafe for Peace, If Every Day Were Christmas
+ Number One Fan, Christmas is Here
+ Jill Parr, Oh Come Oh Ye Faithful
+ Natalie Brown, Jingle Bells
+ Allison Crowe, Silent Night
+ Matthew Ebel, Walk a Thousand Miles
+ Support Indie Artists, Buy the Podsafe Album for only $9.90!
+ Via the Podsafe Music Network
Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication …

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