Category Archive: Education

May 22

How Do I Consolidate My Student Loans & What Does That Mean?

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Shortly after I finished undergrad, I started getting letters in the mail from loan companies asking me if I wanted to consolidate my student loans. As sad as this sounds to the 30-year-old me (cringe), the 22-year-old me, was like, “Huh? what does that mean? What’s the benefit of consolidating my loans? Will that save …

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May 20

Sometimes I Don’t Play Nice: Killing My Debt

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I’m a nice girl (most of the time) and my mother taught me to play nice with others and hold my tongue when I have nothing nice to say. But it’s hard to talk when you’re holding your tongue and sometimes my inner mean girl is just dying to bust out. This often gets me …

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Apr 15

3 Tips to Handle Marrying into Student Loan Debt

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This post was written by Jana Lynch, founder of the Bloggers Helping Bloggers Mentoring program and owner of the personal finance blog Daily Money Shot, where she talks about money, life, parenting, and makes obscure pop culture references. You can also stop by and say hi on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. I often joke that …

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Apr 08

She Works Hard For the Money: 7 Ways I Made Money During College

Ok, now I’m having a hard time focusing on writing this post, instead of humming the 1983 chart-topping single by Donna Summer. Did you know the woman Donna was singing about in the song was a bathroom attendant who was later featured on the back cover of the album? I didn’t. Thanks SongFacts. Back to …

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