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Money Tips for College Students
Tweet Share on Facebook February 28, 2011 Comment (2)College often means independence, a packed social calendar, and wacky classes in art history and political science. It’s also when many people experience their first credit cards, budgets, and debt. That makes it a good time to make sure you’re starting off your financial life on the right track. Here are five money tips for college students:
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Video: Money and Career Advice for Young People
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The Truth About Target-Date Funds
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2011 Comment (2)Target-date funds, which shift into more conservative asset allocations as investors age, have been hailed as the easiest way for people to keep their portfolios balanced over time. They’ve also been criticized for their fees, allocation choices, and losses. The personal finance queen herself, Suze Orman, has warned people against them, calling them oversimplified since they base their allocations on age only.
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Money Tips for Widows and Widowers
Tweet Share on Facebook February 22, 2011 CommentIn her new book A Widow's Story, author Joyce Carol Oates writes about losing her husband of 48 years. Amid the grief, guilt, and learning how to live again, the topic of losing a spouse also raises financial challenges, which can compound the trauma of the experience. If your deceased spouse balanced the bank accounts, then how will you do so without him? If she paid the monthly bills, will you be able to take over? If the primary breadwinner died, then can the survivor find a way to earn more income?
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A Guide for Stressed Working Parents
Tweet Share on Facebook February 18, 2011 Comment (2)Before becoming a working parent myself, I didn’t really grasp the challenge of combining a career with family life. After all, don’t you just send your happy child off to school during the day while you pursue your professional life, and then gather around the dinner table for quality time at night? Of course, I quickly realized how challenging it really was, as soon as my daughter came down with a series of viruses her first winter and I felt like I was constantly leaving work early or staying home to be with her, not to mention worrying about her when I managed to make it to the office.
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Money Girl: How to Grow Wealth
Tweet Share on Facebook February 17, 2011 Comment (4)Laura D. Adams, the forced behind the Money Girl podcast and new book, Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich, has worked as an accountant, business owner, and real estate investor. Then, when she returned to school for a MBA program, she decided her true passion is spreading the word about smart money management to other people. That’s when she became a podcaster and author. “My goal is to make complex financial topics easy for listeners to understand,” she says. U.S. News recently spoke with Adams about her new book and top money tips. Excerpts:
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The Dangers of Avoiding Credit
Tweet Share on Facebook February 17, 2011 Comment (5)My 25-year-old coworker thought she had done everything right when it came to protecting her credit. She paid off her student loans early. When she does use a credit card, she pays it off in full each month. And she’s never been late on a monthly bill. Her credit score was over 750, which is considered excellent.
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3 Secrets to Living with Your Parents
Tweet Share on Facebook February 16, 2011 Comment (9)Shortly after landing my first entry-level job after graduate school, I moved back home with my parents. It wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it helped me save a decent amount of money on a tiny salary. It also gave me the chance to live at home with my parents and sisters one last time before starting a family of my own.
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When You Earn More Than Your Parents
Tweet Share on Facebook February 15, 2011 Comment (1)Earning more money than your parents, feeling like no one ever taught you about money, and being the first family member to graduate from college are just a few of the experiences that define what it means to be “first generation white collar,” says author L. Marie Joseph. Mainstream financial advice just doesn’t work for this demographic, she says, because it’s written without those unique experiences in mind.
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How to Be Thrifty
Tweet Share on Facebook February 11, 2011 Comment (4)In Generation WTF, sociology professor and self-help expert Christine Whelan offers up a game plan for overwhelmed 20-somethings who aren’t quite sure how to get their lives, money, and careers together. Whelan writes that thrift is a lost art that recent college grads can use to their advantage, and in fact, it recently helped her start saving $50 a week. Excerpts from our recent conversation:
