In doing research on student debt, there are three things that repeatedly come up as ways to lower your debt before, during and after college. They aren’t tricks or secrets and they seem really obvious if you think about it. Unfortunately, it seems that many people either aren’t aware of these ideas or aren’t trying them out, so to [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Three Obvious Ways to Lower Your College Debt
Posted in Consolidation, Graduation, Incoming Students on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spend Less: Budget Spinach Quiche
Posted in Recipes on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time for another recipe! This is one of my favorites for several reasons. Since you make the crust yourself, it’s really inexpensive and uses ingredients you probably already have in the fridge. It’s also super easy and delicious, and depending on your appetite, could make up to four meals.
Spinach Quiche: Makes 4 large servings, Total Price: about [...]
Prostitution to Finance College
Posted in Financing Eduction on February 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I wrote about the stress that having student debt can cause, but after stumbling across this article in a UK newspaper, I’m beginning to think stress is just the tip of the iceberg.
It seems that in the UK at least, a surprisingly large number of university students are turning to stripping, lap dancing and even prostitution to [...]
The Stress of Debt
Posted in Stress on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t blogged in a few days because I took the weekend off for some much needed stress relief. I’ve been really on edge lately because this has been a bad month for me financially, mainly with the large but necessary expense of a plane ticket home from Spain, since part one of my debt reduction plan [...]
I Think I Need a New Bank…
Posted in Banking on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My boyfriend has been telling me for ages I need to switch banks, but I’m finally seriously considering it. My current bank has high overdraft fees ($35 a pop) and often puts my money on hold for several days after even a cash deposit, which usually leads to more overdraft fees. At one point, I [...]
Spend Less: Smart Supermarket Shopping
Posted in Groceries on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I did my shopping for the weekend today and was extra careful to stay under 50 euros. I managed by cutting out a few non-essentials and using a coupon for 7.62 euros off I’d received by accumulating points on my rewards card. Since groceries are a major and essential expense, I thought I’d do some [...]
Help on the Way for Incoming Students?
Posted in Incoming Students, Private Loans, Textbooks, True Cost of College on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like there may be some upcoming improvements in college funding if the president approves a bill passed by the House yesterday (the Senate approved a similar one too). The bill would require the Education Department to create a website giving detailed information on college costs, including which schools have had high or frequent tuition [...]
Spend Less: Beer Bread
Posted in Recipes, tagged beer bread on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Part of paying back debt is a good combination of spending less money and earning more money. To help make this easier for me (and you), I’m going to post ideas I come across to do exactly that- spend less or earn more. Today’s is a recipe I’ve been making for a few years and really like. [...]
I Owe How Much?!?!
Posted in Credit Reports on February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ask any expert and the first thing they’ll tell you is that to begin paying off debt, you need to find out exactly how much you owe. A great way to do this is to get your free, annual credit report here (because I live in Spain at the moment, I can’t access this website so [...]
