Paying Your Way

How to graduate with zero debt

Welcome to the Paying Your Way website. Your source for practical posts on how to get your college degree without going into debt.

You aren’t going to find posts about the best loan programs or how borrowing money is an investestment in your future. Nor will you find posts that just tell you to go and get $50,000 in scholarships

Instead you will find posts outlining how to chose a college you can afford plus ways to reduce the cost of your degree. You might not agree with everything you read and you don’t have to follow the advice in every post, but you do need to keep an open mind.

5 Community College Myths every student should ignore

Many people will tell you that community colleges are populated with underachievers who couldn’t make it in high school, troubled teenagers, or adults who screwed