College Finances: Living with an Open Hand
As soon as I was old enough to turn on a light switch, my parents told me electricity cost money. In fact, I soon found out everything costs money.
I remember clearly my first lesson in money management. My grandmother gave me a piggybank for my birthday. The plump porcelain pig with a moronic smile was really a ploy to... >Read More
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Making Sense of Money Basics
Every day, we face decisions about money: how to earn and spend it, save and invest it.
While countless books, videos, and seminars offer a flood of advice, financial success is really about mastering three fundamental principles.
1. Live Within Your Means
As someone quipped, "Why do we spend money we don't have, to buy things we don't need, to...... >Read More
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Starving Student: Spend Less on Groceries
Are you a "starving student living in rez? Check out Life in Residence on Facebook and see other students have to say about campus living.
Even on your student budget, you know a chunk of your budget will be spent on groceries. No secret in that! Here's what you can do about it to make it cheaper:
1. Sound meal planning.... >Read More
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College Finances: How to Build Credit as a College Student
I am a college student looking for a credit card. When I tell my parents this they say, "no, you don't need one". I feel that I am financially responsible and in control of my money. I am not looking to spend money I don't have but merely to build credit. I've read all about college kids in debt,... >Read More
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Writing a Will
It's a subject that none of us want to think about. Whether... >more
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