Taking care of your dog’s health can be a huge expense. Bringing him to the vet for periodical check-ups and shots, buying medicine when required, having him/her sprayed or neutered…all these can definitely run up your bill! And dog owners with more than one dog have to pay double or even triple (and so on)… So while it’s always important …
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It seems that these days you can’t turn on the television or read headlines without hearing more bad news about student loans. Student loan debt has reached nearly a trillion dollars nationwide, with the total amount of student loan debt surpassing total amounts for what Americans owe on car loans or credit cards. Because the debt burden has become so …
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Since we finished our bachelor degree 5 years ago, a personal college friend has been working two jobs with only one goal in mind: to pay for his master degree in business administration. His aim is high: not only does he want the MBA, but he also wants to earn it from a top notch university, which means big costs. …
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I wish I was fifteen years younger… when I see the helpful tools that are available to my youngest sister, I’m so jealous! Back in my days, when we wanted to look something up, we had to go through this old drawer with thousands of tabs, then search for the book, and then look through the book for information. For …
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In my former job, I was in charge of running a big internship program that placed college students in a variety of internships throughout the country. The internships were in a range of positions ranging from mechanical engineering, to programming, educational positions and even working in governmental offices. I quickly learned how to understand each student, their internship needs and …
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After seeing the headline, you’re probably expecting to read about me partying too much, making dating mistakes, not going to class enough, etc.. Those may all be true, but you’re on our Frugal Ladies blog, so I’m going to focus on the biggest financial mistakes I made throughout college. And believe me, they are horror stories indeed! Hopefully, my experiences …
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Studying abroad can be a great money saver. Read about how I ended up on a full scholarship from a great international university and saved thousands of dollars! (and how you can too)
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When I was in college, choosing a degree based on how much projected money I would receive by working in that field was the very least of my concerns. My university was still damn expensive ($35,000 / year in 2000), but the housing crisis and economic downfall was not even in near sight. I was a happy-go-lucky college student and …
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Back in 2010, student loan debt became the biggest forms of debt in the U.S., surpassing even credit card debt! Today, student loan debt is reportedly beyond $1 trillion mark! This is something you simply cannot ignore. And, the earlier you get prepared, the better. I graduated college in 2003, and only now am I starting to see the light …
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