College just got a little bit more affordable with the new American Opportunity Tax Credit – a remodeling of the old Hope tax credit – which not only wasn’t as generous, but fewer families qualified for.  This money can help students and parents pay for college expenses such as tuition, books and school fees.

If you’ve been considering increasing your education, now could be the perfect time to do it – because this new tax credit applies for the years 2009 and 2010.  Many of those eligible qualify for the full annual credit of $2,500.  And if you’re already a student or parent of a student – make sure you claim your 2009 credit!

Since the world is turning greener, how can you establish yourself in this new career field? Green-collar jobs have been cropping up in the past few years – we first heard about them in the presidential primaries from candidates on both sides of the political fence. Now with the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama has promised to spend $150 billion over 10 years to create 5 million new green-collar jobs.

How can you take advantage of the added funds to this new career field? Can you just transition your skills over – or will there be additional training? These are the questions many people are asking themselves, especially when jobs are already scarce.

But, there’s good news! Since the government is willing to fund these new green jobs, that means there are possibilities for your current career or a new one. Take your current skills and apply them to:

• Hybrid auto repair, maintenance and assembly
• Clean coal production
• Green construction
• Green public transit operators
• And more!

There are new careers hitting the green-collar job field that might take additional training and skills. Explore some new areas of green jobs, like:

• Wind energy
• Solar panel production, repair and maintenance
• Green Information Technology
• And more!

Learn more about green careers and training today!