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Family Finances, Student Finances

New Parents! The College Savings Secret You Haven’t Heard Of

May 17, 2017 / CollegeBacker
New Parents! The College Savings Secret You Haven’t Heard OfWant to know a little secret? Less than 10% of Americans are “in the know”…… it’s a financial tool that could more than double your money for college over your child’s lifetime, and it’s called a 529 College Savings Plan....

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Student Finances

Rich After College: Why You Need to Learn to Budget Before You Graduate

May 8, 2017 / Connor Sweet
Rich After College: Why You Need to Learn to Budget Before You GraduateFrom Mint: Connor Sweet is a student at UC Berkeley and recently discovered Mint when his impending graduation and transition to the real world began to sink in. We were, of course, thrilled to hear that he found Mint so...

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Student Finances

Dear College Freshman: What I Wish I’d Done for My Finances

May 6, 2017 / Rachel Pluckebaum
Dear College Freshman: What I Wish I’d Done for My FinancesIn less than a week I will officially be a college graduate! These four years have quickly gone by and have given me a glimpse into budgeting. In the curriculum at my university, everyone took an “introduction to finance” class....

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Student Finances

7 Things College Students Should Know About Credit

April 23, 2017 (Last Modified: February 6, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi
7 Things College Students Should Know About CreditI opened up several credit cards within the first semester of college. Each time, I earned some sort of cool promotional item – a shot glass, a tee-shirt, a Penn State keychain. When the cards arrived in the mail a...

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Financial IQ, Student Finances

8 Ways to Navigate the Student Loan Waters

January 10, 2017 (Last Modified: August 15, 2019) / Farnoosh Torabi
8 Ways to Navigate the Student Loan WatersShortly after graduating from New York University with a Master’s degree, Melanie Lockert turned to food stamps, as she worked her way out of $81,000 in student loans. “There were a lot of emotions around carrying that debt. It caused...

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Early Career, Student Finances

4 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding on Graduate School

May 24, 2016 / Shouvik Banerjee
4 Questions You Should Ask Before Deciding on Graduate SchoolSo you have a bachelor’s degree, but you’re wondering what comes next. Maybe you want to unlock the door to your dream job. Maybe you’re ready for a promotion and a raise. Or maybe you think the job market is...

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Early Career, Student Finances

How to Pay off Student Loan Debt

May 11, 2016 / Michael Benninger
How to Pay off Student Loan DebtCollege was a blast, right? You partied, made a few friends and might’ve even learned a thing or two. But now that your final semester is in the rearview, it’s time to think about how you’re going to pay for...

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Early Career, Student Finances

Transitioning Your Finances to Life After College

May 3, 2016 / Kali Hawlk
Transitioning Your Finances to Life After CollegeJust graduated from college? Congratulations! You’ve made it to one of the major milestones in life, and you’re looking at a world of possibility. So how do you make the most of starting this new, post-university phase of life? One...

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Financial Literacy, Student Finances

FAFSA Change Gives More Time to Enroll

October 21, 2015 / Zina Kumok
FAFSA Change Gives More Time to EnrollWith a rising number of students taking out loans for college, it has become crucial for families to get as much financial help as possible. That’s why, starting next year, the FAFSA will be available three months ahead of its...

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Student Finances

An Education in College Savings

September 26, 2015 / Vera Gibbons
An Education in College SavingsSeptember is not only time to go back to school, it’s National College Savings Month making it the perfect time to think ahead and take steps toward saving for the kids’ college education. After all, tuition, which has increased faster...

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