Making the transition from college to career is tough enough without having to deal with finances. It can be overwhelming, but by doing just a few things now, it won’t be long before you’ll be miles ahead of most of your peers and even most people in their 30s.
There are many expenses associated with unemployment. Searching for a job can prove to be a tedious and expensive task, at a time when funds are low and stress is high. Suddenly realizing that gas is much more expensive than you thought.
Congratulations Class of 2010! You’ve worked your butt off for over 15 years and now it’s time to put your skills to work and help out planet Earth. But one hiccup that prevents new grads from truly chasing their dreams is being behind on a bad money situation.
Do you have excessive credit card debt? When it comes to credit card debt, excessive is a very subjective thing. What may be excessive for you, might not be for the next guy or gal. After all, we are dealing with personal finance here. It’s personal.
Are you, or do you know a student who just graduated from college? Have you considered building the credit score? Shortly after college was the first time I think I ever thought about my score. I headed out to buy a new car and was told I didn’t have that great of credit.
There are a lot of factors that affect how much you pay for auto insurance. Some of these factors are in your control, some are not. Auto insurance companies use a process called underwriting to take your information, assess the risk they believe you present, and then quote a premium.
Pair a recession with escalating college tuition prices and the result is overall skepticism of post-secondary education. As the public begins to question the long-term viability of investing in the stock market after a crash, so they criticize the perceived value of a degree when the job market is difficult and loans are oppressive.
Let’s save some money! Here are 104 ways to save extra money. Why save money? Well, so you can afford your future. So you won’t have to rely on credit to get you by. So you can do some fun things. There are lots of reasons to do it.
Lindsay Binegar, now nineteen years old, has been raising hogs on her family farm in Highland County, Ohio, since she was at least four years old. That was the age at which she showed her first hog and earned $100.
Do you have a job for summer yet? It being graduation season, I thought I’d share some common summer job opportunities for teenagers and college students to make extra money. Some of these I’ve done myself. Others are just some of the more common jobs you hear about. Be sure to share your past job experiences in the comments below.
