The Future: Retirement or College?
One key question Americans are asking themselves is whether to use personal loans as a means of funding retirement or college funds. There is a careful balance between choosing to put hard-earned money into a person’s long-term future, or their children’s. Senior financial advisor Evelyn Dinkins recently reported [...]
Summer Camp is Still a Goal
Parents are using installment loans to fund summer camp for their children in 2010. Due to the economy, many parents are finding it difficult to finance their children’s summer vacation away from home. On average, summer camp costs anywhere from $90 to $1,200. It depends upon [...]
Pick your favorite duct tape prom dress
Everyone has seen or heard of the duct tape prom dress and tuxedo combo, but did you know that a duct tape prom dress can win the student who made it a scholarship?
In fact, each year Duck brand duct tape chooses a couple to [...]
The rules of the game
This is what collegiate sports is all about, in this order:
Television contracts
Merchandising deals
Alumni donations
Gate receipts
Concessions sales
Showcasing athletes to pro leagues
Winning a national championship
School pride
Competition and fellowship
Exercise
Notice how most of those things are economic in nature? NCAA Athletics is big business, and colleges across the nation are [...]
It’s that time again: Students who want to get the most extra cash without using payday loans need to apply for their financial aid packages for the next school year now.
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It may seem early, but some states have February deadlines for turning in the FAFSA, the biggest source [...]
What is Young Money?
There have been a lot of sites created on the internet trying to target the student / younger adult population.
Usually these sites are created in an effort to capitalize on the consumption habits of an already over consuming generation. Where these sites fall [...]