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July 2009
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July ‘09 Top College Post Winners
This is the July edition of the Top Posts for Frugal Scholars Contest. Here you will find the ten posts from this month that I consider most useful for money-conscious college students.
The winning posts in July’s contest cover important topics ranging from saving money on gas to finding a job to using you iPod for educational purposes. [...]
Reader Question: What is Your Favorite College Tool?
Occasionally, I write reader question posts. In this type of post I ask a question, give a short explanation, and give you the opportunity to answer the question in the comments section.
Most college students can think of a particular product or service that has helped them succeed in college. For example, Fast Web, a scholarship search, has [...]
Book Giveaway: No Sucker Left Behind
This giveaway is now over. Look for new coupons and contests in Debt-free Scholar’s “Steals and Deals” category.
Today I am introducing a new type of post to Debt-free Scholar – the giveaway post!
In this giveaway, one DFS reader will get a free copy of No Sucker Left Behind – the book that I reviewed yesterday.
How To Enter
Entries in this contest can be made [...]
Book Review: No Sucker Left Behind
Once a week I try to review some book related to college in order to lend some guidance to a field that has become completely overrun. So many people are writing test guides and college help books that it is easy to buy a product which is not useful and which will be occupying space [...]
Preparing For CLEP Test Day
Once you have finished studying for the CLEP test, you can register to take the test at a local testing center. Remember to continue studying during the days leading up to the test so you don’t forget any of the topics which you have worked so hard to learn.
When the day before the test arrives, you [...]
Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 3
This is the last post in my “Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets” series. In this series, I explain the pros and cons of many different common technological devices. So far this series has covered email, cell phones, and Twitter (Part 1), and PDA’s, Facebook, and Portable Media Players (Part 2). Today, I will deal with [...]
Free eBook: Tips On Paying For College
Once a month, I plan to release one free ebook that will provide tips for college success. Each ebook in the “Tips On College” series will feature an interview with a college expert who will answer important questions in that particular area. The ebooks are available, free of charge, to all RSS or email subscribers.
Paying for [...]
Study for the CLEP in Four Steps
CLEP tests are an excellent credit-earning method available to all students. Taking these tests will gain you real college credit… at a fraction of the normal cost.
Instead of taking an entire class on a subject, CLEP testers learn the topic by individual study and take the test to verify their knowledge and gain college credit. Using [...]
20 Free Online College and University Lectures
This is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer. She writes about online courses for OnlineCourses.org. A few months ago, she wrote another post about 20 free online courses. Today, she lists 20 free online lectures. We’re glad to have her back!
Online lectures are an excellent way to get high quality information on a broad [...]
Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets: Part 2
In part one of the “Potentially Dangerous Gizmos & Gadgets” series, I covered the first three “gadgets”: email, cell phones, and Twitter. Today, I will explain three more pieces of technology that can build your productivity… or destroy it.
4. PDA’s
Pros
Personal Digital Assistants can be very helpful for college students. Because of their small size, they are easily [...]
