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Financial aid
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Lisa Litant
Contributor | SallieLisa has more than 25 years of experience as a copywriter and editor. She writes mainly about the financial side of saving and paying for college. People don’t like dealing with money, so she loves the challenge of making finances understandable. Outside of work, she loves Broadway musicals, singing, and reading—especially historical fiction. Preferences: City over countryside, coffee over tea, ocean over mountains, and shopping…well, more than anything.
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