If youâre looking at lower-cost housing options, buying a manufactured home may have come up on your radar. Buying a new manufactured home or an existing one could be a good way to get into a home more quickly and at a lower cost than a site-built home. Manufactured homes shed their mobile home and […]
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In many ways, graduating from college feels like freedom. Freedom from pulling all-nighters to finish that research paper. Freedom from assignments that make you ask yourself the question, âAm I really going to apply this in real life?â Freedom from the antagonizing and omnipresent pressures of keeping up your GPA. But financially, graduating has felt
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September is not only time to go back to school, itâs National College Savings Month making it the perfect time to think ahead and take steps toward saving for the kidsâ college education. After all, tuition, which has increased faster than the rate of inflation for decades now, is among one the biggest expenses families
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From Mint: Connor Sweet is a student at UC Berkeley and recently discovered Mint when his impending graduation and transition to the real world began to sink in. We were, of course, thrilled to hear that he found Mint so useful; but even more so, impressed that he reached out because he wanted to make
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In less than a week I will officially be a college graduate! These four years have quickly gone by and have given me a glimpse into budgeting. In the curriculum at my university, everyone took an âintroduction to financeâ class. Although the class was helpful, it didnât give me everything I needed to know finance-wise
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With a rising number of students taking out loans for college, it has become crucial for families to get as much financial help as possible. Thatâs why, starting next year, the FAFSA will be available three months ahead of its normal release date. The FAFSA, which stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is
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This week Iâm looking at how college students actually spend their money. Iâve reviewed my own spending, but in the interest of increasing the sample size, I asked my friend Michelle* if sheâd be willing to share her spending from the last week. Obviously, this feels a little intrusive to anyone, but I was happy
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I’m going to just get right to the point: whether or not a credit card is needed in college is very specific to the individual. The below offers some tips on how to think about credit cards and how they might be used as a beneficial tool OR could create big problems down the
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When is the right time to start saving for college? Most financial experts will tell you âright nowâ or âas soon as possible.â Indeed, if youâre in a financial position to start saving today, you should â even if your child isnât born yet (more on that later). But there are many reasons that you
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Getting to college is hard work! Your kids will study for years, balance extracurricular activities, take challenging exams, and then spend hours agonizing over college essays. Then, finally, the good news arrives: Theyâve been accepted to a stellar college! Is that moment joyful, or stressful? All too often, parents are not financially prepared to send
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