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Campus Housing: What Families Need to Know

I had a parent call me with a question about deposits and I decided it would be a good subject to explain in a blog post. College housing and deposits continue to evolve so it is important to...

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I wrote this several years ago but I am reposting this piece because I know many parents sending their youngest off to college. Sending this out with love…

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