Financial Literacy: Your Credit Score
Credit this, credit that, credit SMACK! - you right in the face when you least expect it. Many young adults are not taught the necessary...
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Why You Should Stop Worrying About Growing Up
It’s common amongst children and prepubescent pre-teens to desire the ability to instantaneously become adults, and just plain grow up...
Closing the Gender Pay Gap is Mandatory, Not Optional
According to the AAUW , the gender pay gap is the gap between what men and women are paid. (Vagins) It is an issue that has continually...
Why California Students Should Apply for CalFresh
For as long as I can remember, I’ve seen multiple hungry college student memes appear on every surface of the internet. Unfortunately, it’s...
Credit: The Basics
Credit is that thing we need to get a car, a phone, a credit card, a house, and essentially every other utility and important purchase of...
Living With a Significant Other in College: Yay or Nay?
Roommates or love mates, communication is always key!
The Recession for Our Generation
Over this past summer there has been quite a lot of talk about an impending recession. With television news being what it is these days,...
‘Stuck’: An Original Prose Poem
I feel stuck. It’s a phrase that has been going through my mind like it’s the mantra of the century. Imagine this: you get to work and like...
8 Ways to Do a Financially Sustainable Food Shop
Money is complicated to talk about. Everyone has some sort of insecurity related to money, whether it’s having enough of it, worrying about...
Easy Ways to Save and Make Money in College!
We’ve all been there, saying we’re a “broke college student.” And let’s admit it, those tiny expenses add up over the semester and you come...
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Three responsible ways to spend your refund check
Oh you ballin' now!! It’s the second best time of the year (Christmas being the first of course): refund check season ! Financial aid...
How to Actually Make Money From Stocks
How to Not Invest Like a Dummy An old college professor once said to me, “You have a better chance of making money gambling in Vegas than...
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4 Money Lessons I Had to Learn After College, & You Probably Should Too
Make your money work for you, not against you.
Budgeting This Summer
Summer is the time to take a break from all of the studying that was done during the school year and work to save money. Being young and...
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WINGING IT: I Make $1200 a Month, But I Commute to School, So My $$$ Goes to Eating Out
I feel like I have no choice but to go out to eat.
My Depop Experience: Starting a Side Hustle
Way back at the end of last summer, I decided I wanted to start a side hustle to bring in some extra cash since I knew my hectic academic...
Consolidated Credit Is Here To Help You!
*This article is an advertisement that I picked up at my college's job fair, and I myself felt like this advertisement could help people in...
How to Survive Being a Broke College Girl
I remember back in the day when the term “Broke College Kid” meant nothing to me. Now, I’m living it. Needless to say, my bank account has...
3 Things I Learned During My No-Spend Week
I tackled the challenge of refraining from spending money for a week in order to see if I would become more financially responsible. Here's what I learned.
A Closer Look at the Gender Pay Gap
In America, women have come a long way receiving many of the rights that were given to men and freed slaves. But in today’s society, there...
