Young Adult Money Sense

Consumerism Commentary Guest Post: Be the big Saver on campus.

don't spend more money than you have . Before you spend, think about the source of your money. Is it coming from an allowance, a job or decreasing savings? Draw up a budget to manage your cash flow. Budgets aren't that exciting, but
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20 Sump’ns: We wanna hear all about the money miscues. No holding back.

We’ve all made our fair share of minor money mistakes over the course of our young lives, right? OK, by “minor” we mean Spring Break ‘0? (fill in the year). In sunny Mexico. Financed completely on the credit card.
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Just starting out? Your savings account should be, too.

It’s hard enough getting through your teen years. To be honest, we’re still trying to figure out how Greg and Marsha Brady ever made it. Then you hit your twenties and all of the rules change. It’s like you’re
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Recent grads: Time to cram for your student loan debt now.

WOO-HOO! You’re a college grad. We hope you learned a ton, made great friends and are psyched to join the real world. But today’s cost of a college education means you likely stepped off the graduation stage with some
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A diploma & a paycheck. What next?

Four years of Ramen noodles and hitting up the ‘rents for moolah makes that first post-graduate paycheck look pretty sweet. So, what do you do with it? Buy a round for your friends at the bar? Take a trip
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Instant credit can be a lingering headache for college students.

It’s almost a rite of passage for college students to snag a credit card (or 3) before graduation. Credit card companies set up shop on campus with t-shirts, DVDs and other “free” booty that can be hard to
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