Teen raises cash, house (Amarillo Globe-News)

[Businesses across Amarillo have chipped in thousands of dollars in donations, grants, and services to help a 13-year-old complete a project that will benefit single parents in need for years to come.

NEW YEAR MONEY-SAVING GUIDE: A pointer to all the best credit crunch bargains, cheap deals and cash-saving tips... (Daily Mail)

Today we're launching a brilliant new column that, as well as highlighting the best bargains in the shops, will show you how you can cut your bills and make big savings every single day

Officials: Promise program will reverse enrollment declines (Quad-City Times)

Perhaps the strongest case for a citywide initiative to give Davenport’s schoolchildren a free college education is the need to combat a decade-long trend of declining enrollment in the city’s school district, city and school leaders say.

The Fallout (New York Times)

Tips on navigating college in the recession.

College funds await (The News & Observer)

If you're headed to college this fall -- or have a child who will be going -- now is a good time to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, aka the FAFSA.