Thanks to the Federal Trade Commission, it’s rare anymore that you’ll see the word free without an asterisk next to it. Of course, that asterisk points to some fine print indicating that this free* thing actually requires $19.99 in shipping and handling or an annual subscription. It turns out that free has become a dirty, untrustworthy word in our culture.

That’s too bad, because there are a lot of legitimate opportunities to get free money to help pay for college, or even an outright free college education. Of course, because most people think that it is too good to be true, it remains so for them. Sadly, they miss out on piles of cash that are waiting for eager students.

In this part, you learn how to access free money from federal and state agencies, from the IRS, and even from colleges who like to educate people for free. Some of it is easy to get, some of it is a tad bit harder, but all of it is asterisk free.