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

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Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans ... debt-based financial system operating. 3. Where we are now, and the role reduced resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Proud of My Six-Digit Student Loans

Rants like these about evil student loans (these examples by ToughMoneyLove) are how holier-than-thou people feel about student loans ... private schools. At one point, my loans were well over 100K. Today, I'm in my mid-twenties and debt free ... . That's the problem with one-size-fits-all personal finance. As for risk, Ramsey hates all student [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:20:59

Is Going Back to School in the Recession a Good Idea?

Recent attendance numbers at local universities have shown an increasing number of new graduates (and even past graduates) ... up on extra degrees, certifications and specialized training? But the problem is the mounting debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:43:55

Higher Education is Way Too Expensive

Nirmal’s piece last week on University lectures in the public domain got me thinking ... just the university’s students. This is absolutely correct, but he didn’t get into just how big of a problem ... to the exorbitant costs, those who do are often buried in debt. For example, in my home state of Ohio 67 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 22:22:45

Back to School Money Tips for College Students

College is starting up around the country right now ... . No amount of credit will erase the problems you can bring upon yourself. The key is to stay out of debt from a young age. Use credit responsibly A key to living within your means is using credit [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 14:10:27

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