One of the biggest challenges to getting out of debt is that all of your expenses add up to more than your income. This is the challenge for many recent college graduates who are still living the dream of their college experience long after the music’s died away. Even if you weren’t a party person, …
I’ll never forget when my husband finally landed a good job that included health insurance. Both of us, for the first time in almost 4 years, went to every doctor imaginable to make sure we were OK. I remember apologizing to the dentist because it had been 4 years since my last cleaning! When we …
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How to survive the real world on zero income? My father always tells me, “Don’t worry, there are no longer any debtors’ prisons. What are they going to do, lock you up?” Good advice for an age where salaries are not going up, yet price of living is on the rise daily. As this giant …
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Debt sucks. And debt after college sucks even more. I remember when I was a freshman and I first signed the promissory notes and handed off the co-signer forms to my mother. I had no idea what I was doing. I had convinced myself that going to school and getting a degree would secure my …
“Don’t buy things that you can’t afford.” A few years back when Steve Martin hosted Saturday Night Live, there was a hilarious infomercial sketch for a debt-management book called “Don’t buy things that you can’t afford.” No matter how many times the spokesman explained to the couple the title, theory, and financial plan—all of which …
The big question…what are the best cities for recent college grads? Where to live? I am going to write this guessing that you don’t know. I have a gut feeling that you wouldn’t be reading this article if you’re happily settled, no longer concerned about finding a job after college, with a mortgage and roots …
