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As I mentioned in my last blog post, the so-called Budget Control Act means one thing for certain: grad students will pay more—as much as $7,000 more.   The affect is massive, especially in today’s economy. More than one in four college graduates—or 27%—opted for graduate school rather than face the dismal employment market, according [...]

After eight great years together, my beloved 1998 Jeep Cherokee and I parted ways about a month ago when I got into a fender bender and it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. Sigh. What followed were three stressful weeks of claims paperwork and research on used and new cars. In the end, despite [...]

“Are we there yet?”   “Is it my turn now?”   “I’m bored!”   Waiting for anything is so hard for kids. Whether it’s for a swing in the park, a trip to the zoo, or saving for a new pack of Gogo’s (my son loves these plastic figurines—anyone else’s kid obsessed?), our children are [...]

Are you hunting for a summer internship or job? If you have a solid resume together, you’ve won half the battle. But you need to come across well in the interview to get the job. Some of my best interviews have happened when I went in confident and prepared, and some of my most tragic [...]

There are many ways to make fast cash online nowadays and in this article we are going to look at two of the best. Done right you will be able to make money and succeed in your fast hard cash scheme. The first option we are going to look at is affiliate marketing using pay-per-click [...]

When Hurricane Irene started to sweep through New York last Saturday, I made a last-minute trip to Target for flashlights, batteries, and bottled water. In the store I found the weirdest mix of customers: Worried folks, like me, alongside resolute back-to-school shoppers determined to fill their dorm rooms with the requisite stock, hurricane or not. [...]

Identity-cautious readers, you might be stressed about the change in Google’s Privacy Policy which is taking effect tomorrow. Can it affect your credit? No. Can it affect what information about your search and browsing history Google keeps and potentially shares? Pretty much. The main group affected will be Google account users, rather than those of [...]

I know it’s only October, and some may argue it’s too soon to think about holiday gifts. But if you’re still paying off a credit card balance from last year’s gift-buying frenzy, or wondering how on earth you’ll spend wisely this year, you’ll want to check out my stick-to-your-holiday-budget tips in the November issue of [...]

Being a pretty frugal girl, I was pretty surprised when I added up what I actually spend on monthly groceries, instead of what I think I do and found out I spend $400 instead of $300. Woah—time to make some adjustments. Whether you are mostly good with a few problem areas, or you just want [...]