Stretching Student Discounts Even After Graduating
Yes, I graduated. And yes, I receive student discounts despite no longer being a college student. Many colleges and universities will normally take your student ID from you on the day of graduation – a subtle way of barring you from accessing any of there facilities after you’ve completed your time with them. (An alumni [...]
10 Common Money Mistakes of New College Graduates
This is a guest post from Mr Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Mr Credit Card was a student a “long” while ago, but today, he is going to be writing about some mistakes to avoid when you graduate and enter the working world. If you are looking for a credit card, please check out his best [...]
My Parents are Buying One of My Student Loans
As part of my 2010 financial goals, removing at least half of my higher interest student loan was second on the list. Last week, my mom questioned me about how I was doing regarding student loan repayment. I let her know that I was paying the minimum amount on the loan at the lower interest [...]
How the Credit CARD Act Affects Young Adults
The provisions of the Credit CARD Act of 2009 targeting youth and credit will be going into effect Feburary 22, 2010. President Obama is on a mission to reduce the availability to young consumers in an effort to solve a problem that hurts so many of us college graduates today – we graduate with too [...]
College Survival Tip: Ration Your Food
Most freshmen entering college and automatically enrolled in some sort university meal plan. And, many end up spending all of it before the semester is over due to overprice food at campus food courts. After ditching my campus meal plan during junior year, I was only able to shop for groceries by taking the bus [...]
