being a grownup

Are These People Really Going To Give Me Money To Buy A House?

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that considering the purchase of a house is enough to make a person hurl.
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Issues, being a grownup, finances, personal finances, financial planning, this makes me feel barfy, house, homes, real estate, class issues

Jan 10, 2013 at 4:00pm | 93 comments

debt

Average Student Loan Debt Is Higher Than Ever Before

A combination of factors are coming together like a perfect storm to trap people pursuing higher education in a maelstrom of debt that will be difficult to escape, and it could cast a pall over our future as well as our present.
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Issues, debt, financial planning, money, student loans

Aug 31, 2012 at 11:30am | 52 comments

financial planning

Almost 30% of Americans Have No Savings

The issue here is not that people are saving less money. It’s that there is less money to save.
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Issues, financial planning, money, savings

Jul 5, 2012 at 12:00pm | 124 comments