As a kind of apology for all of this, President Biden wants to lop up to $20,000 off the federal student loan balances of people who earn no more than $125,000 a year ($250,000 if you’re married). Eyebrows up at the break for this six-figure crew, …
College students who are already shopping for laptops, textbooks and other campus gear may want to add something else to their list: renter’s insurance. The insurance can help pay for personal property that is stolen or damaged by accidents like fires from cooking. It offers liability …
Landing a job right after college can be a stress-inducing experience for new grads, to say the least. From countless interviews and applications to choosing what city to live in to figuring out the starting salary, the process can seem daunting and difficult. Leave it to …
Congratulations! You did it! You graduated college and got your degree. But once all the college graduation parties and final hangouts with your friends come to an end, it’s time to hesitantly glare into the next phase of your life. It’s time to get your first …
Unemployment benefits helped millions of people who lost their jobs in the pandemic, but now the payments may throw a wrench into the college financial aid process. The disconnect between a pandemic relief program and colleges that are figuring out financial aid could result in less …
We don’t talk enough about money, nor do people very often write about it with nuance and emotional resonance. You, however, may be an exception. If so, we’d like to read your work. Each spring, we publish a handful of college application essays about money, defined …
Humanities majors are more than a punchline. Not everyone can or wants to be a STEM major, and the world would be a poorer place if they were. NerdWallet – NerdWallet To have great things to read, music that inspires, perspectives that challenge us — to …
Hundreds of thousands of students are missing out on free college aid because they are not completing a pesky federal form known as the Fafsa, a new analysis finds. Roughly 1.7 million high school graduates didn’t file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in the …
When I first posed this question to Mr. Kumarasamy, he suggested that it was a kind of gamesmanship. I objected to that, given that plenty of people don’t feel they can afford his $75,000 or so list price but can make it work at $50,000 with …
WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Charles Schwab Corporation today announced the company is retaining exclusive naming rights to the home of the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series through 2029, which it obtained from its October 2020 acquisition of TD Ameritrade. Effective in 2022, the 24,000-seat …
