40 Money Tips for College Students

I remember the first day I set foot at college, it was a mixture of excitement and fear at the prospect of being on my own ... , myself included, this means graduating with some student loan debt (I had and still have over $20k in student loans) but that’s OK. Avoid credit card debt at all costs. Consider this, if you owe [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 11:43:57

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Help a Reader: Funding College

Here's a question I recently received from a reader: Should I take a new Stafford Loan for school, or just put it on a credit card? CC rate is 5.9% Student Loan is 6.8% Each 6 month term will be around 3k. I'm looking at 4 terms to finish. The tax benefits of the Student Loan are interesting, but I'm not sure how great they will really [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 19:46:10

Ten Big Tips for Recent College Graduates

Graduating from college is a big adjustment for most students as s/he has to trade-in an insulated, academic, ... all, you don't want to be worrying about credit card debt by the time you're 25, right?): 1. Begin ... your credit card.  It's ok to have one and use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:40:41

Reforms Make It Harder To Give Credit Cards To College Students

Due to the latest credit card alterations that are starting up next year, card issuers will have a strenuous time getting teenagers on college campuses to apply for credit cards without their parents’ knowledge. As students arrive on campus, card issuers will be there to meet them at many schools. “Issuers will try to continue to market to college students between now and the time the legislation takes effect,” said Bill Hardekopf, chief executive of LowCards.com, a site that tracks cards. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-13 15:21:17

College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand

I have seen this first hand. No one holds a gun to these people's heads. They don't understand sacraficing now to have more later ... debt. And don't get me started on all the credit card kiosks around campuses. Only fools get those ... into a pit of debt from which many will never recover. Raya Golden thought she was handling college [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 13:25:34

Student Loans By the Numbers

I can’t believe summer is actually over. Where did the time go? As summer comes to a close, it is nice to welcome the start of football season. Let’s just hope my fantasy football team can actually win a game. I’m not excited about the prospects of becoming the Detroit Lions of my fantasy league. First off, I wanted to share this awesome graphic from College Scholarships.org . I’m so glad they shared this with me and I could then share it with my readers: Ask Mr. Credit Cards Spe [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 22:45:22

Bank of America Refuses a Hardship Application

I was recently contacted by a full time college student with five credit card accounts ... his credit as much as possible. All of the credit card companies, with the exception of Bank of America ... , I have scoured the net for info regarding my debt, and yours is definitely one of (if not the most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:28:29

Welcome to the Bad Credit Hotel: Check in for Free!

Mirrors on the ceiling…. pink champagne on ice. We are all just prisoners here, of our own device… ... marketing on college campuses and how student credit card debt has become a serious problem. Recent ... students — and adults as well — to learn to get a grip on excessive credit card spending [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 14:22:16

Simple to Read, Hard to Execute: 10 Ways to Save Money in College

Written on 6/04/2008 by Soo L. of womopo.com - practical tips and advice for men ... to rack up a lot of credit card debt. So instead of making poor decisions with your credit card, save ... on naive and unsuspecting college students. Some examples of this are credit card companies, loan [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 22:39:48

MortgageNewsClips: On Risk Models, Dow Chart, Credit Cards and Colleges, OC Prices Off, Russian Socialism, David Merkel, Cram Downs, Buying Bonds, Bank Spreadsheet, Fannie and Indy, Mark Perry, Protect Me, 4 more, Ira 3-Fer

       Risk Modeling Section - models don’t always work! - 2 important articles: 1 ... Trap Unspoken Link Between Credit Cards and Colleges - JONATHAN D. GLATER - … Hundreds of colleges ... consumer debt —  the arrangements have sounded alarm bells, and some student groups are starting to push [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:15:07

Student Debt Consolidation Loan

by Mary Bush Large numbers of college students make that common mistake each year of signing up for as many credit cards as possible ... . About the Author: Debt Consolidation Articles Advise For Rebuilding Your Credit with a Prepaid Debit Card ... application. Of course, once the credit cards start to arrive, they’ll be using them to finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:05:55

Bankruptcy

Teresa Sullivan et al's book, As We Forgive Our Debtors (1989, see Chap 8, specifically) ... of points right after college. I had credit card debt, student loan debt, and an uninsured car accident ... points out that women were not even guaranteed credit in their own names until 1970 (or 1974 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:47:18

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