And every day, I hear how people are working tokeep it all together -- how they're trying topay the bills, about the businesses they're trying tokeep afloat, about the home they love but are struggling to afford.
The question is, how should you save for college and retirement and keep your EFC low enough to get some aid to help pay for the rapidly rising cost of college?
"The tax compromise will keep the economy on track, but there's the question of how we're going topay for this, " said George Goncalves, head of U.S. rates strategy at Nomura Securities International, who has been bearish on Treasurys since mid-October.