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  • Paying Student Loans: Four Steps to Get Started

    Paying student loans can seem like watching the kitchen sink clog up—it is tempting to look away, but you might end up with a bigger issue in the end.  The first step to successfully paying student loans is to stop ignoring the problem. If you struggle with paying your student loans, you are not alone […]

  • Is Student Loan Debt Out of Control? My Student Loan Story..

    It’s becoming more and more common for young adults graduating from college or other higher education programs to end their educational career with high amounts of debt. But how much is too much when it comes to student loan debt? At what point is the debt load that students are taking on too much to […]

  • Student loan debt consolidation – is it right for you?

    Should I consider student loan debt consolidation? The total amount of student loan debt in the United States is a moving target – and breaking records every minute. In fact, a student loan debt clock, developed for MarketWatch, pegs the growth in outstanding balances at $2,726.27 every second, pushing the grand total closer and closer […]

  • What Do Millennials Know About Personal Finance? Not Enough, Says a Recent Study.

    Unemployment. Underemployment. Student loan debt. Coming of age during the Great Recession, many millennials are facing hurdles their parents never had to jump over. But they also aren’t taking control of their personal finances. Just 24 percent of millennials have a basic understanding of financial literacy, according to a recent report from the Global Financial […]

  • Tips For Creating a College Budget That Works

    Many college students struggle to pay college tuition, but some are finding it hard to even cover their basic needs. A new report from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators says college campuses are responding to an increased need for services such as food pantries and campus vouchers, which cover bookstore materials or dining […]