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Month: August 2017

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Student Finances

4 Little Known Tips to Help You Pay School Tuition

August 31, 2017 (Last Modified: January 10, 2020) / TurboTax
4 Little Known Tips to Help You Pay School TuitionCollege is expensive. According to the College Board’s 2016 Trends in College Pricing report, the average full-time student at a four year nonprofit private university will pay $35,020 a year in tuition and fees. Add in room and board and the...

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Family Finances

Navigating Back-to-School Child Care Expenses: One Bay Area Family

August 30, 2017 / Kimmie Greene
Navigating Back-to-School Child Care Expenses: One Bay Area FamilyFor the past five years, our oldest daughter has been enrolled in daycare. So, my husband and I have eagerly awaited the day when she would start public school and we could once again enjoy an extra $1,500 in our...

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Student Finances

How to Spend Your Student Loans: Do’s and Dont’s

August 29, 2017 / Farnoosh Torabi
How to Spend Your Student Loans: Do’s and Dont’sSeveral years ago, a fellow college grad mentioned how she was over $100,000 in debt from school. It surprised me because I didn’t recall tuition being that expensive at our in-state college at the time. “Well, I used the money...

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Family Finances

How to Balance Back to School Costs

August 28, 2017 / Rebecca Piersol
How to Balance Back to School CostsI hate to be the bearer of bad news, but summer is coming to an end. You know what that means—back to school shopping! Whether you are shopping for yourself or for your growing little ones, all those expenses can...

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Financial Planning, Investing Advice

Think It’s Too Early To Plan For Retirement? Wrong!

August 25, 2017 (Last Modified: July 24, 2018) / Harry Campbell
Think It’s Too Early To Plan For Retirement? Wrong!It’s often difficult for us to clearly picture where we’ll find ourselves in five to ten years. Opportunities and experiences that we never even dreamed of can pop up a year from now – or even next week – and...

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Trends

10 Times Mint Was Way Too Savage

August 24, 2017 / Mint
10 Times Mint Was Way Too SavageHere’s another roundup of the best from Twitter. We’d like to apologize for all those texts we sent last night. ? #1 Sometimes we throw curveballs to make sure you’re paying attention. UGH @mint keeps categorizing my @RobinhoodApp transacations as...

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Ask Farnoosh, Housing Finances

Ask Farnoosh Roundup: 401k Matching, House Renovation and 529 Plans

August 22, 2017 (Last Modified: March 31, 2021) / Farnoosh Torabi
Ask Farnoosh Roundup: 401k Matching, House Renovation and 529 PlansI’ve returned from vacation to an overflowing Ask Farnoosh mailbag. Thank you! It goes without saying that your questions are really, really smart. I couldn’t pick just one to answer so this week, so we’re featuring three very interesting queries....

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Travel Tips

Best Places to Travel When You’re On a Budget

August 21, 2017 / Tessa Juliette
Best Places to Travel When You’re On a BudgetAny destination can become a budget destination with the right travel tips. But, it is far easier to pick your travel with budgeting in mind. Here are my five favorite countries that are great for travelers on a budget… Costa...

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Minimalist Lifestyle

How to Make Financial Decisions Like a Minimalist

August 18, 2017 / Break the Twitch
How to Make Financial Decisions Like a MinimalistHey there! My name is Anthony Ongaro and I’m the guy behind Break the Twitch, a website and YouTube channel about living an intentionally connected life through minimalism, habits, and creativity. I’m pumped to be sharing my tips on minimalism...

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Student Finances

5 Tips to Save for College Tuition

August 16, 2017 / TurboTax
5 Tips to Save for College TuitionCollege can be expensive: according to the College Board, a private four-year college costs an average of $32,410 a year. Four years comes out to nearly $130,000! While it’s hard to argue against the value of a college education, no...

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