Student Loans
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June 18, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Why are millennials ...
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June 6, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — For many recent college graduates, stepping in to the “real world” is not quite the thrill it ought to be. The problem: heavy student debt that will interfere with...
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June 4, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The job market for fresh college graduates may be strengthening, with 50 percent of U.S. employers say they plan to look among them to hire, according to CareerBuilder...
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June 4, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — With college students struggling to keep up with college debt, last week President Barack Obama pushed student loan debt front and center.
According to a...
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May 30, 2013
College graduates are carrying more than just their diplomas this spring as they enter the real world: student loan debt - a lot of it.
Seventy percent of the Class of 2013 is graduating indebted, with an average balance of $35,200, says a...
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May 29, 2013
By the time I was 26, I owed more than $30,000 in student loan debt. But nobody knew. Not my friends, not my family and certainly not my co-...
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May 29, 2013
Three years into a bachelor's degree and I'm finally realizing just how deep a hole I've dug for myself. When I earn my degree next spring, I'll be just under $70,000 in debt.
How did I get here?
Irresponsibility. I...
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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...
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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...
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May 20, 2013
When the job market stinks, many college students take refuge in graduate school, figuring the time and money spent getting a master’s degree will boost their career prospects. But with the interest rate on student loans doubling to 6.8 percent...









