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2022-10-13
How High School Students Can Start Preparing for College
High school students have a long to-do list when prepping for college. You need to think about everything from maintaining […]
2022-10-13
How to Reduce Financial Stress in College
When it comes to stress in college, your coursework and class schedule are only half the battle. For many college […]
2022-10-13
How Much Is a College Degree Really Worth?
A single year of college costs between $10,000 and $40,000. With such a steep price tag, it’s no wonder many […]
2022-10-05
Can Spouses Combine Student Loans?
If you are married and you and your partner have educational debt, you may want to consolidate student loans with […]
2022-10-05
How to Pay Out of State College Tuition
You found the perfect college. Beautiful campus. Top-of-the-line classrooms and facilities. Amazing professors. The problem? It’s a public university that’s […]
2022-09-28
Top 10 Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
Millions of people have student loan debt, and the amount of debt continues to rise. As of 2021, the average […]
2022-09-28
When Do Student Loans Show Up On Your Credit Report?
When you take out student loans as a new college student, you may think you have several years — at […]
2022-09-21
Should You Refinance After Student Loan Forgiveness?
In August, the Biden administration announced a new student loan forgiveness program for federal loan borrowers. Under the new program, […]
2022-09-20
How College Graduates Will Be Affected By a Recession
According to recent National Association for Business Economics research, 19% of top economists believe that the U.S. is already in […]
2022-09-19
What President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Means for Your Taxes
In August, President Biden made a long-awaited announcement: The federal government would forgive up to $10,000 of student loan debt […]
2022-09-16
How to Get A Student Loan Without Your Parents
Millions of students need to borrow money to pay for college. But getting student loans becomes a little more complicated […]
2022-09-16
How Does College Tuition Work & How Do You Pay It?
When you think about the cost of college, you likely think about tuition first. But what is tuition? And what […]