Budget & Planning Tips from Students
"Fear Factor" fans, here's the challenge: Dine on crunchy cockroaches this evening or complete your tax return. If your first thought is to opt for the protein feast, rest assured you're not alone. Even the most skilled math major can benefit from tax preparation counseling.
Living with friends—or complete strangers—may be one of the biggest challenges you face in college. If you want peace among roommates, you’ll need to rely on some basic lessons you learned in preschool. Need a refresher? Read on.
Hopefully within a few years you’ll have some graduation money, tax returns, or extra cash saved up from part-time jobs. If you start now, you could become a millionaire without having to win a stupid game show.
If you’ve never seen your credit report, here’s why you should. The Federal Trade Commission reports that teens and adults younger than age 29 are the No. 1 target of identity thieves and make up almost one-third of the 10 million victims annually.
When you think spring does your mind wander to a warm place with hot coeds sipping drinks by the pool? Does that image then fade into big fat dollar signs? It doesn’t have to. There are ways to avoid emptying your pockets in search of the perfect spring break.
Phishing is a form of identity theft that has gained popularity among hackers and criminals. So named because they cast the bait via e-mail and if you bite by opening the attachments or clicking the links, they can lure your personal information from you. To avoid getting tangled in the net, follow these tips.
Time is money. And at this age it’s also on your side when it comes to investing and saving. The sooner you start, the wealthier you become because of compound interest, the money earned on your initial investments and the already accrued interest.
Have you ever been the victim of identity theft? Guard your personal information more fiercely than the last slice of pizza at bar time in a roomful of hungry roommates.
A philosopher once said, "Kids, there's a time and a place for everything, and it’s called college." Even if you've never heard this, you’ve surely heard something similar: "College is the best time of your life." And who can disagree? Nowhere else do you have as much free time to meet, hang out, and party with vivacious, young co-eds. But paradise comes with a price--and it’s not cheap. To keep the party going, let’s talk about how to pay for living the dream.
Sick of moving every year, trying to find an apartment conducive to partying and studying? Students are always on the prowl for the perfect place to call home. Here are some tips to ease the stress of finding your next--and hopefully last--college apartment.
Managing money may not come naturally, but it does pay off. Here are 10 surefire ways to start you on the path to financial security.
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