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Advice: Appropriate Allowance for College Student?

Some college student pay their own way, or at least get part-time jobs. Other college students receive allowances from their parents. For those with allowances, it's debatable what a good amount is.But what's just wha…
Shake that Money Maker — Saving Made Easy

I am exceptionally blessed to have my tuition completely paid for by the state of Georgia. Along with other scholarship money and 100 percent support from my parents, I can't complain about my financial situation. How…
Will the iPad Popularize Digital Textbooks?

We all know textbooks are too expensive, which is why many professors assign photocopied articles or—better yet—online documents on Blackboard whenever they can. But what if you could read all of your course content…
What the Credit Card Act Means for Students

Regulations from Obama's Credit Card Act are about to make it harder for young people to sign up for credit accounts. Starting February 22, people under 21 years old will not be able to become cardholders without evi…
Strange and Quirky Gifts to Colleges

In doing my daily check of mentalfloss.com, I saw that they had a funny list of 14 quirky donations that have been made to colleges over the years. Some were weird and some were funny.Here are a couple of my favori…
Would You Let Someone Else Pay Off Your Debt?

I saw this article on CNN.com about a woman whose husband paid off her very substantial student loan debt- double-digit kind of substantial. It's a very sweet little story about how she was up front from the beginnin…
Obama Wants to Help You Pay for College

One of the highlights from last week's State of the Union address was President Obama's push to increase the affordability of college. He said: In the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chos…
Rent Your Stuff! Textbooks, Tools, and More

In the comments of our recent post on saving money with international textbooks, several of you mentioned a website called Chegg.com, which provides textbook rentals. I'd never heard of textbook rentals before, but…
Advice: Faking a College Degree

From one of our readers: I don't have a bachelor's degree. I might go back to school eventually, but that's not my current plan. Most of the jobs I apply for are borderline in terms of their need for college—I'm not t…
Would You Donate to Your Alma Mater?

Since I'm attending law school back at my alma mater, my boyfriend (a fellow alum) and I have been stalked by the Alumni Association, asking for donations. They've backed off on me a bit since I'm in school, but they'…