Considerations for Parents of College Students
Late summer and fall is when students head back to college or start college for the first time. While these students and their parents have been thinking about how to pay for college, what to take to college, how to decorate the dorm room, and what classes to take,...
Workshop: How to beat student debt
As the cost of attending college continues to increase, so does the student loan debt level. According to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the average outstanding balance is now $34,144. Plus, the percentage of borrowers owing $50,000 or more has...
Effects of student debt ripple through economy
Cartoon by Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com This week’s blog is all about student loan debt. Unfortunately, many students head off to college without learning how taking on student loans can negatively affect their future financial life and all the effects that come with the...
Is increased household debt a good sign?
I just read an article about household debt in the United States. It’s now higher than it has ever been, even before the 2008 financial crash. The authors of the article went back and forth between whether the increased debt was good or bad. The increased debt...Tips to help millennials save
Millennials — those folks ages 23 to 35 — seem to be experiencing financial woes greater than their parents suffered at the same age. Some statistics: Millennials are using credit cards more, often becoming subject to late payment fees and finance charges. More than...Signup MailChimp
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