Student credit cards are specifically targeted at younger people who want to build their credit. These cards usually have higher interest rates than other cards because the people who use them have a limited credit history. Even so, by law, all ...
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7 Tips University Students Can Take Advantage of to Save Money
College time is an expensive period of life. Lots of students have to pay for their tuition or repay credits. In addition, the rental fees are going up from year to year. Even if you are not a party person and dedicate all the time you have to study, ...
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14 Unconventional Money Moves That Are Smarter Than You Think
Life doesn't always turn out as you might expect it to. The truth is, many things in life often defy all sense of logic.
For example, there was a time when a reasonable person watching Justin Bieber sing on a city sidewalk for spare change would ...
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How Should I Choose a Student Credit Card?
For younger people who are just getting started in life, a student credit card is a terrific way to help establish a positive credit history. The most important consideration in choosing the best one for you depends on how you plan to use it. For ...
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10 Reasons Why You Don’t Need a College Degree to Succeed
For your whole life you've been told that you won't get very far without a college education. Well, I'm here to break your heart: they lied.
Despite your youthful indoctrination to the contrary, here are some really good reasons why you don't need ...
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How to Launch Your Own Business as a Student
Many of the most successful businesses we know started in colleges; Facebook, Dell, Insomnia Cookies, and dozens of world-class brands were once just random ideas written down into a textbook on a campus.
Starting your business as a student may be ...
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The Top 10 Ways to Save Money in College
Many parents with kids in college cover their dormitory fees, living, tuition costs, and sometimes, even their 'write my essay' requests for essay services. But at this age, students want more freedom, and for many of them, it consists of a ...
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The Undeniable Benefits of Studying Abroad
For individuals from some countries, studying abroad may be the only way to receive a quality education. However, this is not to say that prospective students from more privileged countries don't stand to benefit significantly from schooling abroad. ...
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Power to the Pinched! The Personal Finance Anarchist Cookbook
Once upon a time, no self-serving radical activist would be caught dead without The Anarchist Cookbook and its misguided recipes for making homemade bombs, tear gas, and other sinister items out of everyday household products.
Of course, that got ...
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Federal vs. Private: Your Guide to Different Student Loan Types
It doesn't matter if you are planning on taking out student loans in the near future or have in the past, student loans can be confusing. Trying to understand the types of student loans might leave you feeling overwhelmed.
Keep reading to learn ...
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100 Words On: The Most Valuable Subject Taught In Grade School
If you're looking to earn the biggest annualized net return on your college investment, studies consistently show that your best bet is via a science- or math-based technical degree. With that in mind, one would assume science or math is the most ...
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Why College Students Take On Loans They Can’t Repay
The entire situation with college loans is somewhat controversial. While some argue that student loans are the only way for most American students to attain education, others claim that their mere existence is a sign of a deteriorating educational ...
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8 Ways College Students Can Save More and Manage Money Better
It's no secret that most students are big spenders, but not everyone knows that many of them are already walking the straight and narrow.
Some students even know how to save money while using different services. For example, if you're thinking: ...
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Back to School: How to Get a Student Loan
The average price of tuition for a public university is $9410 for in-state students and $23,890 for out-of-state students. That doesn't include all the other expenses that come along with going to college, such as rent, meals, and the cost of ...
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Sex Sells: Why College Students Shouldn’t Waste Money on a MacBook
I get it; MacBooks are sexy, they're sleek, they're polished, and "research" just looks better on Retina displays. It's been shoved down the throats of students that once they graduate high school they need a MacBook under their arm to help them ...
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5 Things You Should Know Before Getting a Student Loan
If you want to practice law, write a brilliant research paper worthy of a Nobel Prize, or engineer a rocket, then you'll need to go to college. You'll also need to write the lion share of your essays -- or at least address an essay help service if ...
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Dealing with Past Sins: 3 Inventive Ways to Pay Off Your Student Loan Debt
It's a rare college student nowadays who gets through a four-year degree without accumulating a significant amount of debt. Last year, the average student borrowed more than $38,000 in student loans. If you are worried about student loan debt, ...
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4 Smart Reasons Why College Isn’t for Everyone
Some things in life are painfully overrated.
Take camping, for instance. Or iPhones.
I've never understood the allure of luxury cars or the Baby Boomer generation's collective fascination with Bob Dylan either.
And although it pains me to say this ...
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5 Tips Guaranteed to Help You Build Wealth After Graduation
If there's one thing that kids these days aim for, it's having a fat bank account. Of course, the road to financial independence starts after you have spent at least four years getting a college degree. No doubt, everything that comes afterward is ...
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Premier Student Loan Center Is Putting Customer Service Above New Clients
With post-secondary graduates facing an all-time high of student debt and staggering numbers of student loans entering into default, companies dedicated to providing financial assistance to borrowers were established. In operation for almost half a ...
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