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Should College Students Have Pets?

7:00 am, September 07, 2011

The hint of freedom that college gives to teens and young adults sometimes inspires them to make poor choices like getting a pet.

 

Back-to-School 2011: A Concert for Credit Card Debt

2:30 pm, September 02, 2011

In an effort to promote smart credit card use, a concert in New York hopes to use the lure of a free concert to teach people about debt.

 

How to Pick the Right Card for College Students

1:31 pm, September 01, 2011

Parents have more say in the credit choices their kids make. As the fall semester gets underway, here are some options to consider.

 

Back-to-School 2011: Budgeting Basics

1:29 pm, August 25, 2011

Heading off for your freshman year at college? Before you plunge into the whirl of an exciting new life, make some money-management vows to avoid a mess that could ...

 

How to Go Back to School When You’re Not in Your 20s

7:00 am, August 23, 2011

Going back to college when you’re older can be pretty tough in an education landscape that has changed drastically since the ’80s. Here are some tips for what ...

 

Tips for Last-Minute College Funding

3:30 pm, August 22, 2011

Tuition is rising, and what most people don’t know may be costing them; there are options other than the traditional student loans to cover the costs.

 

Back-to-School Lists for Rich Kids

11:00 am, August 22, 2011

They're still in grade school and high school, but prep school kids head back to campus like they're already in college.

 

New Tech Lets Parents Spy on Their Kids

7:00 am, August 20, 2011

Parents are expected to show some level of concern for a child going off to college for the first time, and technology now enables them to monitor them more closely ...

 

Higher Prices: The Big Trend for Back-to-School

1:00 pm, August 19, 2011

Stores are trying everything they can think of to disguise the fact that you're going to pay more for clothes this fall.

 

Borrowers Pulling Back ... But Not on Student Loans

11:01 am, August 17, 2011

Americans are shouldering bigger debt loads to pay for college. That's even as they've pulled back on every other category of borrowing in the past three years, ...

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