A car loan and student loans can overload your budget fast. Take a look at a couple of ways to ease some of the pain.
1. Still a Student? Consolidate
If you are still a student, think about combining your debts into one. You may want to consider your student loans in this role. Student loans offer typically low rates, but sometimes other loans have better terms. You may have some hardship...
If you have student loans, you have probably heard of student loan debt forgiveness. Your employer or some other entity pays off loans for you, often to fairly high limits. You need to qualify, and here I have written up some help in that process.
NHSC? Who is that?
You probably have heard of the Peace Corps or Americorps. The NHSC has some similarities, but you don't work for the NHSC,...
A college textbook purchase can set you back hundreds of dollars. I have 3 great places to look for textbooks to avoid buying textbooks altogether. You may not know it, but you can often get textbooks for free. Learn these techniques for saving money in college, and use them over and over again.
How I Took Classes - But I Didn't Buy Textbooks
I recently finished an MBA, and those textbooks...
You know what textbook buy back is - wait in line, offer the university demigod your used textbook and hope they give you something for it. But have you ever heard of guaranteed textbook buy back? With a guarantee, you avoid keeping a book you don't need, and you don't have to stand in line wondering if your bookstore will have filled their quota for your book. Especially if the person in front...
You stand in line at your textbook sell back, you hand over your textbook, apparently the equivalent of solid silver just a few months ago. And then the clerk hands you a couple of twenties and says next. Read here why I stopped going to the textbook sell back on campus and made my own arrangements to sell my textbooks, and how you can get reference books for less.
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In College? Then you probably need money. See below for 5 great ideas to make money in college.
The ideas below all work online, without having your own website. Several companies have set up revenue sharing lately, and you can benefit. Without ever learning Java, HTML, or Flash, you can set up your own little kingdom (or queendom!) of money earning sites.
Take a look at these:
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The 401k hardship rule tuition withdrawal refers to going to school using your retirement money. If you plan to go to school, using your retirement account to help might be a good deal. Take a look below for more information.
What's a 401k?
You probably already know about 401k's since you found this article. Just in case, a 401k is a retirement account that you can put money into through...
Would a Company Really Pay Your Tuition? Many companies offer these programs to stabilize their workforce and keep them happy. In fact, you'll even find some places, notably colleges and universities, will offer the benefit to not just the employee but to the whole family.
And once you understand the reasons, this benefit makes more sense. For instance, most employees don't use it. Second,...
Student loan forgiveness has become widespread and very valuable to grads. Coast to coast more programs have sprung up for many fields. Learn the 3 most critical factors of forgiveness below.
Repayment Assistance: How It works
Basically, you have loans - too much debt for your income, right? You would apply for student loan repayment assistance, which is a fancy name for forgiveness. The...
Have college money troubles, or just need money in general? You might like the movie 21. Big money betting, playing cards, spending time in casinos in Las Vegas - what's not to like?
Blackjack Versus College
21 stars Kevin Spacey as a slick, conniving college professor Micky Rosa who can beat the casinos at their own game: Blackjack. He recruits costar Jim Sturgess, who plays a white and...
