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  • May 24, 2013

    NEW YORK (MainStreet) — For recent high school grads headed to college, the list of summer to-dos can seem endless. From picking out dorm decor to...

  • May 24, 2013

    NEW YORK (MainStreet) — How bad have things gotten for millennials?

    Their financial situation is so grim that they may...

  • May 24, 2013

    Counting the hours until you get paid again — we’ve all been there, whether it was begging your parents for an...

  • May 24, 2013

    I would never say I’m a huge sports fan. In fact, that might be one of the last ways I would describe myself. That being said, I do live in Chicago, and I have a serious attachment to the concept of Chicago sports teams. Both sides of my...

  • May 23, 2013

    I recently came across the following quote on Tumblr, attributed to Socrates: "He is richest who is content with the least, for contentment is the wealth of nature."

    Now, I've been doing really well with sticking to a strict budget for a...

  • May 22, 2013

    When I was in college, I learned quickly how easily it was to buy the things I wanted thanks, in part to credit cards. I was a 20-year-old with very little income and a lot of wants.

    I wanted to eat outside of the cafeteria. I certainly...

  • May 22, 2013

    One of the main reasons we started Dimespring was to give you smart, practical advice for managing your everyday finances — and to try to entertain you along the way. While we're all for the written word, we know that sometimes the best way to...

  • May 22, 2013

    There are signs that America’s credit crunch is easing. Auto sales have been growing for several months. Mortgage interest rates have been at rock bottom for so long that many homeowners with good credit have...

  • May 22, 2013

    When it comes to managing credit, American women have a slight edge over men, according to a study of credit reports by the credit report agency Experian Plc.

    Experian looked at 750,000 credit reports, a sample of what it collected...

  • May 21, 2013

    Low credit score? It might have something to do with your zip code. TransUnion, a Chicago-based credit ratings firm, recently revealed the U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest average credit scores. California and the Northeast...