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Three Quick Financial Fixes for College Students
Stephanie is still sick, but recovering and will be back soon. In the meantime, we have a very special guest poster: Jim Wang! Jim writes about personal finance and other money issues at his personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.
We all know what it’s like to be busy. Whether you’re taking classes or working a 9-to-5, [...]
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College Students: Get a Credit Card RIGHT NOW
I’m a big advocate for college students having at least one credit card. Which is funny, because I got myself into a decent amount of trouble and credit card debt in college. But I do strongly believe that responsible credit card use in college is possible… and even necessary! But new government legislation is going [...]
Why You Must Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be
This guest article was written by Adrienne Carlson, who regularly writes on the topic of accredited online universities. Adrienne welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: adrienne.carlson83@yahoo.com
I’m sure it’s every college student’s dream to live life king-size, but when you’re hampered by the basic fact that you have no money, you only hope [...]
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$25,000 for College from Upromise
Upromise and Sallie Mae are giving away five $5,000 scholarships? Awesome! And this time around, it couldn’t be easier to enter. Just:
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Install the TurboSaver Toolbar
Now, ordinarily, I am not a fan of browser toolbars. I don’t like a lot of third-party things crowding up the [...]
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Saving Money on Entertainment
This is a guest post from new College Money Network member Studenomist of Studenomics. Enough was mentioned about him the other day so we will just jump right into the post, which is a part of the Back to School Shuffle for a Shuffle.
The new college semester is about to start. You have selected your [...]
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College Money Tip #18: Open a Retirement Account
Is retirement the last thing on your mind right now? Fair enough! With textbooks, professors, and homework assignments taking up all of your brain power, it’s hard to think about starting your career, let alone ending it! But hear me out:
Did you ever have a math teacher ask you which you would rather have, $100 [...]
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College Money Tip #17: Rent Some Textbooks
If you’ll take a moment, please note that the title of this tip is “Rent Some Textbooks” not “Rent Your Textbooks” and especially not “Rent All Your Textbooks.” Here’s why: every time I write about renting textbooks, someone comes along and says “But Stephanie! I actually want to keep most of my textbooks! They’re [...]
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College Money Tip #16: Incoming Freshman
Welcome to college! At the risk of sounding like one of your orientation coordinators, I’m going to tell you that the next four (or so) years of your life may well be the best years of your life. But you generally don’t get a crash course in finances during orientation (I sure didn’t), so [...]
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Take Some College Courses This Summer
This is a guest post from the blogger behind Studenomics a personal finance blog that offers common sense advice for college students and recent graduates. Studenomics is the ultimate resource for young people looking for advice on how to survive this current recession, grow their careers, manage their finances, and still be able to enjoy [...]
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