Thursday, April 26, 2012

Milblog, VA Debt, Student Loans, Time Tips

There are a lot of military-related blogs, and if you are interested in keeping up with a ‘snapshot of the top milblogs’ this site lists daily snippets from the best at: http://milblogging.com/ Postings include interesting stories in local papers, international military-related items, postings from veterans and deployed service members and their families, and ‘other cool stuff.’

News from Military.com: According to an article by the American Council on Education, the Department of Veterans Affairs may soon change their debt collecting practices in a way that could cause harm to veterans. Currently, the VA only collects debts from veterans for housing and other payments that go directly to the veteran (like book stipends, and monthly Montgomery GI Bill benefits). Any Post-9/11 GI Bill debts for tuition and fees, which are normally paid directly by the schools, are currently being offset. Read more at: http://militaryadvantage.military.com/2012/04/shift-in-va-recoupment-policy-may-hurt-vets/#ixzz1tBOXBSoy

Interest Rate Change for New Direct Subsidized Student Loans: click here to learn more about how this impacts you as a student loan borrower along with other new requirements for the federal student aid programs resulting from recent legislative changes.

Free study tips are available at Study Guides and Strategies, an educational public service. Here’s one on time management: http://www.studygs.net/schedule/ and they have other topics, including procrastination and goal setting too.

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