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Day 213 Battle with Epilepsy

I found out that my son had been hiding the fact that he had been diagnosed with Epilepsy. He began having seizures about three years ago that has changed our lives forever. I felt so helpless these pass three years because I was unable to do anything. I recently began research for a way to

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The working poor with the wrong degree!

Most of us do not understand the challenges with taking out student loans.    She could make more by using her skills learned while she was earning her doctorate.  Doctors know how to write well.  A job is not a solution for repaying back a student loan.  Teachers know how to teach and create course

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10 Things Millennials Should Do to Get Rid of Student Loan Debt

So here are my top 10 tips to get rid of student loan debt so you can get on to other important things in life (like traveling, inventing, and jamming). 1. Make friends (or at least amends) with your debt. Student loan debt is currently hitting the US in a huge way (as in over

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8 Frozen Margarita Recipes That’ll Silence The Shamers

If you’ve ever felt a nagging sense of shame every time you crave a frozen margarita, you shouldn’t. But statements like these may be the reason you feel that way: “There’s no shame in frozen cocktails.” “Purists disdain frozen margaritas.” “Frozen cocktails carry a good deal of baggage in the cultural imagination. … Your first

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China-based online education companies just launched an aggressive hiring spree in search of U.S. teachers

Teachers have long supplemented their incomes by tutoring. And there’s perhaps never been a better, or easier, time to do it than right now.  The reason: China-based online education companies are in an apparent race with each other to hire U.S. teachers who’d like to work from home this summer and, using their webcams, “teach

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The Amount Of Money You Spend On Drinking May Blow Your Mind

There’s a poster on Reddit who says he was able to afford a down payment on a pickup truck with the money he saved from not drinking for a month. Another guy said he saved $1,000 a month by not drinking alcohol or coffee. While we couldn’t verify those claims, we aren’t surprised by them.

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How New York’s Free College Plan Neglects Low-Income Students

Tuition has become so expensive that going to college is a financial strain for nearly everyone who isn’t mega wealthy. And although New Yorks pioneering program to cover tuition costs at both two-year and four-year colleges will offer relief to the middle class, critics are disappointed that it won’t lighten the burden on many of

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The three friends making it easier for students to rent a room – BBC News

Image copyright Uniplaces Image caption From left to right: Miguel Amaro, Ben Grech and Mariano Kostelec – the founders of Uniplaces While many people look back on their university days with fondness, the one thing they probably don’t miss is the student accommodation. If it wasn’t grotty, it was too expensive, or often both. Recalling

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Wells Fargo Sued For Barring DACA Recipient From Applying For Student Loan

After Mitzie Perez filled out a preliminary form online to inquire about a student loan from Wells Fargo last summer, a message flashed across the screen saying the bank had no options for her. This could be due to the school you selected, your field of study, and/or your citizenship status, the bank’s website said.

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