Older people need various degrees of assistance with financial matters. Some need minimal help; for example, help with reading the fine print on bills and financial forms or preparing checks for signature. Others, who are homebound but able to direct their personal finances, may need someone to carry out their...
Property losses from natural disasters can be tax deductible. Such deductions,
which are allowed for partial or total loss of personal or business property, could greatly reduce the amount of federal income tax owed for the year the disaster occurred.
Disasters can create serious financial crises for families. Insurance may not
cover as much as anticipated or needed. Home and places of employment may be lost. Family members may be out of work due to injuries. In an ideal world, families would have adequate cash reserves or credit to draw...
Keeping a roof overhead is an important concern when you lose income. If you rank your bills in order of priority, chances are housing is at or near the top of the list.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect that Pell Grants have on Stafford Loan debt accumulation and to identify other factors that affect Stafford Loan debt accumulation.
The sample consisted of 32,525 dependent undergraduate students from more than 100 different four-year public institutions. All the students...
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that led to the move to include non-need aid in community college institutional financial aid policies. The following questions guided the research: (1) What meaning do those involved in the
formulation of institutional financial aid policy at community colleges give...