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4 Things To Remember When Creating a Budget

Creating a budget can be stressful and extremely difficult if you've never done it before. You want to make sure you don't limit yourself and that you cover all of your expenses throughout the month. It can also be a lot of work to track where your money is going and make cuts to your spending. It'...

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23.08.21 07:25 PM - Comment(s)

One point seven trillion dollars, or one-thousand seven hundred billion dollars. That's what student loan debt in the United States currently sits at. This debt is recognized as a huge burden that has prevented many people from achieving what they want to achieve.  People have had to put off...

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16.08.21 09:18 PM - Comment(s)
Student Debt, an American Crisis

By now more than 44 million Americans collectively hold over $1.7 TRILLION in student debt, and this number keeps growing every month.

Right now, software innovation is making it difficult to earn a decent salary if the student does not have some type of advanced college degree. Although this is ju...

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09.08.21 08:53 PM - Comment(s)
Is bankruptcy an alternative to student loans?

Many Americans struggle with student debt and in some cases, complete repayment seems impossible. Even though bankruptcy laws treat student debt differently from other debt you can discharge student loans. The condition for this is to prove that repayment would cause you and your dependents an ...

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26.07.21 08:26 PM - Comment(s)
Tips to save money as a college student
Tips to save money as a college student

College can be a stressful time with students worrying about their academics, on top of which a lot of students worry about their finances. This blog will help provide some tips to improve your financial wellness while you are a student at college so that you can focus more on what matters the most...

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19.07.21 07:33 PM - Comment(s)
3 things to know before Investing

In the words of Warren Buffet: "Investing is often described as the process of laying out money now in the expectation of receiving more money in the future (…) forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date."


Investing must be one of your top priorit...

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12.07.21 07:18 PM - Comment(s)
Income Share Agreements and Income-Based Repayment Plans: What’s the Difference?

As the realization that student loan debt has become a serious issue in the United States spreads, the number of different solutions proposed to resolve or at least alleviate the burden on the debtholders has increased as well. Two of the newest and probably most misunderstood are the Income Share ...

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28.06.21 07:09 PM - Comment(s)
Where is the workplace headed?

With employees having been working remotely for more than a year at this point, questions have been raised regarding the future of the workplace. Did the COVID pandemic speed up an already existing process or did it lay the foundations for an industry-wide shift?


The Good


There seem to be two key fac...

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21.06.21 07:25 PM - Comment(s)
Ways to make your resume stand out

The resume is the first thing that a person will see when you apply for a job, so it's worthwhile to make sure your resume stands out from the rest of the crowd. If you didn't get referred to a position, you'll be pit against hundreds of others with similar qualifications, so what makes you differe...

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14.06.21 09:30 PM - Comment(s)
Tips to balance college and work

Balancing a job and college can be quite difficult. Whether you have a full-time job and are taking class on the side or you're a full-time student trying to make some extra cash every week, finding the right balance is tough. The good news is that the rules to succeed are similar for both cases. A...

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07.06.21 07:59 PM - Comment(s)