April 2009
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15 Places to Find Free Books Online
The following is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer, who writes reviews of online classes for OnlineClasses.org. Finding free stuff online is a great way to save money when you’re in college. Here are 15 places to find free books, audio books, and textbooks online. Books Classic Reader – a great source of classic literary [...]
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Comments (12)The Best Time to Start Thinking About Money
Three years ago, I knew very little about money. The dangerous thing about that time is that I thought I knew quite a bit about money. I’d read one book, picked up on the idea of index funds and establishing a good credit score, but I didn’t know enough to prevent my impending financial meltdown. [...]
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12 Things Every Teenager Needs To Know About Money (And How To Teach Them)
This is a guest post from Grant Baldwin, the author of Reality Check, a book about helping students transition into the real world. His new website, BrokePiggy.com, answers questions from teenagers about personal finance, savings, and all things money. This series “12 Things Every Teenager Needs To Know About Money (And How To Teach Them)” [...]
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How to File the FAFSA Without Your Parents’ Information
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the big, bad form that most colleges in the US use as a basis for financial aid. One of the key points of a the FAFSA is that if you are under 24 years old, you’re pretty much required to include the financial information of one [...]
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Subscriber Swap Saturday with No Debt Plan
No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan. Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to reach financial freedom. You can subscribe to his blog by RSS or email. This interview is part of a new feature he’s developed called Subscriber Swap [...]
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College Money Tip #15: Get Saving
Isn’t it annoying how money doesn’t seem to last as long as it should? Payday is such a happy day – money comes in, but somehow doesn’t quite last as long as you want. I mean, you’re doing all you can to become financial savvy in college (including all 14 of the previous College Money [...]
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Financial News on Twitter
The following is a guest post from Lewis Bennett, who is interested in anything financial. He writes for a Life Insurance website based in the United Kingdom. Twitter mania is in full force. The micro blogging and social networking site is being used by everyone from President Obama and Britney Spears to the average person [...]
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The One Object I Want Most in the World
Normally, I try to avoid tying my happiness to material things. I’m already a big packrat, harboring 22 years worth of nostalgia in my closet. I need to minimize my attachment to “stuff,” not encourage it. But there’s one thing I really and truly desire, with all of my heart. It will take a bit [...]
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Lending Club: First Payments Received
Late in February, I decided to start experimenting with Lending Club by investing the $50 bonus that was deposited into my account when I signed up (using a referral link). I chose two loans, which were issued and entered repayment. Last week, I received the first payment from each loan! You can see a snapshot [...]
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Blog Carnivals: Adopted PFF Edition
This week I had the honorable privilege to adopt a personal finance blog: Personal Finance Firewall. Jesse has a great site going, and I am proud to call myself a subscriber! He made this cool banner to show off my adoption: I think the adoption system is a really neat idea, and I’ll be keeping [...]
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