College education is known for the debt that comes with it. We all want to pursue our passions, but are in for a tough reality check when we see how much higher education and opportunity will cost us. If you already explored scholarship and grant options and are still coming up short, consider getting creative.
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Image: Faberr Ink/shutterstock When it comes to saving money, not every way is the right way. A lot of it depends on your lifestyle and the goals that you’ve established. At the same time, there are plenty of mistakes we typically make when it comes to saving like the 25 ways listed below. 1. Not
Schools out doesnt exactly have the same ring it did when you were a non-bill paying grade schooler. Working a 9-to-5 is also a far cry from the summer jobs in undergrad and even farther from the three-month hiatus from bells, teachers and homework in high school. Sigh. Were grown now, folks. But that doesnt
The plan by the secretary of education represents the Trump administrations multi-part assault on public education and the non-rich When Donald Trump appointed Betsy DeVos secretary of education, Americas school-going people worried it was only a matter of time before she brought back debtors prison for student loan defaulters and subcontracted out K-12 education to
A most benevolent diva. Image: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for People.com Fans of Nicki Minaj piled on with internet praise this weekend after the artist offered to pay college-related expenses for students with straight A’s. Minaj responded to dozens of requests on Twitter from fans seeking hundreds or thousands of dollars to pay down student loans
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday rolled back an Obama administration attempt to reform how student loan servicers collect debt. Obama issued a pair (PDF) of memorandums (PDF) last year requiring that the government’s Federal Student Aid office, which services $1.1 trillion in government-owned student loans, do more to help borrowers manage, or even discharge, their debt. But in a memorandum (PDF) to the
Federal regulators in January sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of making it harder for borrowers to repay loans by giving them bad information, processing payments incorrectly and failing to act on complaints. Navient reportedly said in response the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suit that there is no expectation that the servicer
Need some help paying your college tuition fees or student loans? Nicki Minaj can help! Seriously. Saturday night, the award-winning rapper was on Twitter telling her fans that she would pay international airfare for contest winners (who would get to spend time with her at the Billboard music awards in Las Vegas) when a US student
Were now used to the idea we have to get a student loan in order to go to college, but evidence shows student loans should be avoided at all costs. The government has been suing colleges, claiming theyre predatory lenders. If you think about this matter from a logical point of view, youll also see
Heads up, country music fans! Your main man Sam Hunt is set to perform this Sunday, May 21 at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. The semi-newcomer will be performing his song Body Like A Back Road, his newest single that dropped back in February, which is a really weird song title, but I guess some