I went to an exit interview for financial aide tonight. The guy who ran it was really good and, although it went for almost two hours and started at least ten minutes late, I was glad I went.
For those who didn't know, there is an opt-out program so the consumer credit companies cannot release your information for pre-screening (something they can do for a profit). This means you will not get any more of those unsolicited credit card applications in the mail.
Also, you can get your credit report from the three major consumer credit companies via one site for FREE. (Not to be confused with a site owned by Experion that gives you the Experion report for free while charging for the other two; it is alluring called freecreditreport.com)
He gave some good pointers for getting out of debt, including finding a good accountant and/or financial planner. This is something I will probably do when I return to California. For now, I'm going to focus on my program. But it's nice to feel like financial well-being is attainable, even with the price of education.
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