FAP737: WSJ on Student Loan Availability, Free Stuff Friday

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Student Financial Aid News
+ I did some analysis on a recent Wall Street Journal article talking about how student lending for the fall semester could be in great danger if the credit crisis isn’t resolved by the summer

Scholarship Update
+ University of Massachusetts Scholarship Search Engine
+ Hard to determine value, but a quick eyeball shows about $7 million
+ Deadlines vary but many are tied to the FAFSA
+ Details at our free college scholarship search site

Free Stuff Friday
+ Free eBook from personal finance speaker Suze Orman
+ IRS Free File for AGI < $54,000
+ Office productivity in Windows/Outlook with Fedex Quick Ship
+ iWebSaver for the iPod Touch/iPhone
+ Fill out any PDF online with PDFescape
+ Twitter user? Check out Commuter Feed!
+ StumbleUpon toolbar for any browser
+ Social wallpapering!
+ FFXporter for Flickr and iPhoto

Free Song of the Week
+ I miss the music in the show sometimes, and Free Stuff Friday seems to be a good fit for a free song of the week, too. So this week we’ll bring podsafe music back on Fridays as the Free Song of the Week, especially since I really stink at doing a weekend show regularly.
+ Black Lab, See The Sun
+ From the Podsafe Music Network

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Reminders
+ Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship – Apply in 32 seconds or less!
+ Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidNews.com.
+ Free scholarship search secrets eBook at StudentScholarshipSearch.com/ebook
+ FAFSA tutorials and free help
+ Stafford loans | Other federal student loans
+ Student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ Private student loans
+ The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network.