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Fear: Friend or Foe?
Fear can be both motivating and demotivating. Over the last 30 years of my life I’ve been both motivated and held back by my fears. I’ve faced challenges head on and “won”, and waited too long to face...
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Drugs & Student Loan Debt
Born amidst the crack epidemic in America, if you were a child of the 80s (like me) you were constantly warned about the dangers of drugs. Nancy Regan famously told schoolchildren in Oakland, that if...
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Bachelor’s Degrees with the Best ROI
Bachelor’s Degrees with the Best ROI: Did I Make a Huge Mistake? If you’ve been reading the blog for a while you might know that I obtained a BA in Political Science before I went back to school to...
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Avoid Student Loans by Living Like a College Kid
Have you ever heard that saying, “Live like a doctor when you’re a med student and you’ll live like a med student when you’re a doctor?” Probably sounds pretty self-explanatory to most people who read...
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How to Lower the Ending Balance on Student Loans
The following post was written by guest author, Nicole. Nicole is an independent writer for CollegeAnswer.com. College Answer offers information on saving, planning and paying for college. When it...
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Parents, Don’t Co-Sign Student Loans!
Parents & Student Loans: A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from a reader who was curious about my take on parents co-signing student loans with their kids. The reader was considering co-signing...
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Is Your Debt, Your Fault?
The other day I overheard two women talking about debt on the train. Because I’m ridiculously nosy acutely attuned to conversations about money and debt, I couldn’t help but listen in on their...
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We manage what we measure
The other day I heard a saying that really resonated with me, “we manage what we measure”. But what exactly does that mean? Well, in the most literal sense, it means exactly what it sounds like: if...
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Don’t assume you know about my debt!
At least 3-4 times a year (sometimes more, thanks to this blog) I’ll be in the middle of a conversation with someone about money or finances when they ask me, “How did you do it?”–referring to paying...
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Start Your Own Business to Kill Your Student Debt
Some people say that going to college is the key to a successful career, but I don’t necessarily believe that. The truth of the matter is, the transition into a professional career isn’t always a...
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