My name is Doug Schantz and I am a Cheap Scholar! (and hopefully you will be too!) I have over thirteen years of experience working in higher education. As part of my responsibilities, I routinely provide financial counseling sessions and presentations for students and families that are looking to obtain a college education by the most affordable means possible. Based upon these interactions, I have noticed that there is still a great deal of financial literacy that we (individually and as a nation) need to provide to the students making their way through the ranks of high school and contemplating the possibility of affording a college education. We truly need to do whatever we can to help the next generation of scholars make the college experience a reality.

In an effort to do my part to help these future scholars, I have created CheapScholar.org. My hope is that the information and resources shared here will prove to be beneficial in helping families/students become more knowledgeable about the financial aspect of their college experience and answer the many questions that are sure to be raised as they move forward in the college search process.

So… please join me (and others) in becoming a “Cheap Scholar”. You can do so by visiting our website often, subscribing to our updates via RSS FEED, or you can sign up to have our articles delivered directly to your inbox via email. You can also follow us on Twitter!