The Workaholic’s 4-Step Guide to a Balanced Life
Surviving the Economy: 5 Tips for Taking a Summer Staycation
Surviving the Economy: Summer Savings on 5 Big-City Staycation Ideas
Helping Your Kids Pay for College: Finding Extra Financial Aid for Fall
Helping Your Kids Pay for College: Co-Signing for Their Private Student Loans
Surviving the Economy: 7 Small Ways to Save Big
Your Debt-Ridden Kids: 3 Steps to Help Them Kick Their Bad Spending…
5 Rules to Help Your Kids Avoid the College Credit Card Trap
It’s All Happening So Fast: 6 Tips to Help You Handle Your…
Surviving the Economy: 7 More Small Ways to Save Big
Parents
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ParentsThe Workaholic’s 4-Step Guide to a Balanced Life
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“There is nothing more tragic than a person who achieves wealth, fame, power or prestige only to find he’s lost the love of his family and friends, the respect of …
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ParentsSurviving the Economy: 5 Tips for Taking a Summer Staycation
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
You and your kids have been looking forward to summer, and you want to get away. But with the cost of gas and plane so high, and the uncertainty surrounding …
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ParentsSurviving the Economy: Summer Savings on 5 Big-City Staycation Ideas
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
Why overspend this year on a vacation that could cost you big in rising gas, airfare, and food prices? Cut your costs and the hassle by staying close to home …
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ParentsHelping Your Kids Pay for College: Finding Extra Financial Aid for Fall
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
With gas at $4.00 a gallon, food prices up, and employment down, you may not have a lot of cash to go around right now, especially if you’ve got kids …
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ParentsHelping Your Kids Pay for College: Co-Signing for Their Private Student Loans
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
We know college can be expensive. And in the current economy, money’s tighter this year for a lot of families than it has been. Even with federal financial aid like …
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ParentsSurviving the Economy: 7 Small Ways to Save Big
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
Sign up for free customer loyalty and rewards programs. Enroll in programs like Upromise or MyPoints, and earn discounts, cash back, and even money toward your child’s college fund. You can earn rewards for …
Students
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StudentsModern Customer Care Comes to Colleges in One-Stop Shops for Student Services
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In his old position in the records and registration office at Virginia Commonwealth University, Christopher Redd could get students and alumni the transcripts they wanted but was forced to direct …
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Students3 Tips for Getting the Most Financial Aid When Filling Out the FAFSA
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the single most important document for determining your eligibility for student loans, grants, and other forms of financial aid. The form …
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StudentsWhy Paying Student Loans With Credit Cards Is a Bad Idea
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by Student Loan Daddy
Student loan debt and credit card debt rank as two of the highest forms of consumer debt in the United States. Outstanding debt from student loans surpassed debt from credit …
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StudentsTop 9 Colleges With the Lowest and Highest Student Loan Debt
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by Student Loan Daddy
In the world of student loan debt, some colleges are doing a pretty good job of keeping it under control and some have simply dropped the leash and let the …
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StudentsAs College Savings Decline, Students Must Borrow More Money for College
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by Student Loan Daddy
More than four years into the recession, many Americans have started using credit cards and money from their savings to make ends meet, including education savings accounts like state-managed 529 …
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Students6 Strategies for Slaying the Student Loan Dragon
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by Student Loan Daddy
For recent college graduates, facing debt from student loans can feel like squaring off against a fire-breathing dragon of ancient myth, armed only with a metal trash can lid for …
Graduates
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Graduates8 Hot Green-Collar Jobs for Earth-Conscious Grads
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As the world deals with global warming and a growing demand for energy, the green movement has moved beyond a fringe fad to become an international initiative. Green industries and …
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Graduates10 Tips for Getting Accepted to a Top MBA Program
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by Student Loan Daddy
There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and tears that goes into trying get into a top-ranked business school. The most prestigious MBA programs, like Harvard, Wharton, and Stanford, for example, only accept, on …
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GraduatesSurviving the Economy: 5 Realistic Reasons to Move Back Home With Mom and Dad
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by Student Loan Daddy
Congratulations! You got your college diploma, and you’re officially an adult. Adult, say hello to rent, groceries, insurance, water bills, electric bills, gas bills, and don’t forget about those student …
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GraduatesSurviving the Economy: 6 Ways to Improve Your Car’s Gas Mileage
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by Student Loan Daddy
You may not be able to do anything about high gas prices, but there are steps you can take to improve your car’s fuel economy. No matter what kind of …
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GraduatesAfter College: Keep Living Like a Student and Start Saving
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by Student Loan Daddy
With graduation behind you, no more college tuition bills, and a new job that probably pays way more than minimum wage, you might have your eye on a graduation present …
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GraduatesGreen on the Mind: College Grads Looking to Work for Green Companies
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by Student Loan Daddy
Not only are colleges and universities leading the country in the construction of environmentally friendly buildings, they’re planting the seeds (pun intended) for a green way of life for a …
General
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GeneralIt’s All Happening So Fast: 6 Tips to Help You Handle Your Kids’ Freshman Year
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by Student Loan Daddy
Dealing With the Transition to College You wake up one morning, and it finally hits you that your kids are no longer living with you; they’re not just gone for …
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General4 Ways to Help Keep Your College Kids Safe Over Spring Break
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by Student Loan Daddy
Have “The Talk.” Let your kids know that you don’t have anything against them enjoying themselves, but that you want them to be smart about it. Be upfront: Tell them …
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GeneralYour 6-Step Remedy for the Holiday (Over)spending Blues
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by Student Loan Daddy
The decorations are down, your in-laws are gone, the kids are back at college … and the stack of credit card bills is piling up. Even though you meant to …
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GeneralCelebrating the Season Multicultural Style
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by Student Loan Daddy
Sure, Santa’s fun and jolly but he’s not the only cultural holiday icon on the block. With so many winter holidays to celebrate, why not make this year’s festivities a …
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GeneralCensor Your Kids’ Online Activity to Save Your Job
by Student Loan Daddy
by Student Loan Daddy
Between the ages of about 12 and 20, children are vigilantes, monitoring every little thing you do or say to detect even the slightest potential for embarrassment. Quick to disassociate …
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GeneralNot Out of the House Yet: What to Do When Your College Grad Returns Home
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by Student Loan Daddy
During your generation, the idea of moving back home with your parents would have been considered a cardinal sin, but for hundreds of thousands of today’s college graduates, it’s the …