This is a follow-up blog from our recent show on saving and Sending Children to College.

A special thanks you to our guest Torria Hudson and Natasha Pitts for their candid and honest opinions and personal experiences that they shared with the listeners.

Remember you should Use SMART goals when preparing and SAVING to send your child to college:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Accountable/Accountability
• Realistic
• Trackable

Web Sites shared on the show:

www.fastweb.com

www.collegeboard.com

www.529solutions.com

http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

In today’s day and age the cost of college is become more a more expensive and some parents are still paying off loan from their own college debt. There has to be another way than taking out student loans to pay for education. Start looking early for Scholarships, Grants, and Opportunities at Tuition Free Schools.

There are some great resources and “free ways” to preparing your child for college:

Tuition-Free Colleges

Ever thought the only way your children were going to get a free college education was if they were football stars or award-winning trombonists? Think again

By Alison Damast

Students and parents obsessing over how they are going to pay for college might want to consider one of higher education's greatest secrets: tuition-free colleges. Although these schools are few and far between, they remain an attractive option for students looking to walk away from college debt-free. Most were founded nearly a century ago and are able to offer students zero tuition because of hefty endowments and magnanimous donors. These colleges range from liberal arts schools to ones that specialize in engineering, art, and music. Some come with unusual work-study requirements—such as requiring students to put in time on the school's dairy farm—or mandatory campus activities. Students who attend these schools can save as much as $32,000 or more in tuition each year, savings that can add up to more than $120,000 over a four-year period. Not surprisingly, some of these schools are among the most competitive to get into in the U.S.

BusinessWeek.com has rounded up a list of 10 colleges that offer students a free education. Except where noted, room and board are not included. READ MORE: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/11/1114_tuitionfree/index_01.htm