The decision to go to college shouldn't be a matter of money. But today, with the cost of college spiraling out of control, finances often determine where-or whether or not-you go.

But higher education is possible with Mr. Cheap's Guide to Paying for College. This informative guide teaches students and parents how to:

• Take advantage of loans, grants, and/or scholarships
• Invest in long term paying options
• Qualify for tax credits and deductions
• Get the most out of the money you do have
• Actually enjoy the college experience

With this perfect to-the-point primer, you'll learn how to cheat, beat, and master the big-bucks "system" of higher learning. Complete with helpful lists of organizations and other resources, you can go to the college you love-without drowning on debt.

B.A. Cheap is the pseudonym for a college-cost aficionado, acknowledged financial-aid guru, and penny-pinching pro, who runs the financial aid department at a major institute of higher learning.