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September 2007 - Posts

• Five Breakthrough Budgeting Tips to Maximize Your Money and Pay Off Your Debt (Part 2)

  September 10, 2007 02:29 PM

  If you’re like many people in the United States, you’re living month-to-month with minimal, if any, savings, doing your lifestyle thing on credit. In other words, you’re on the fast track to ballooning debt and credit problems that could haunt you for Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, living in the real world, advice for graduates, NextStudent, federal student loans, advice for students, information for students, financial aid, student loans, investment, college tips, credit score, college funding, college finance, budgeting basics, college budget, student debt, college debt

• Going the Distance: The Top 5 Fuel-Efficient Cars

  September 06, 2007 12:21 PM

  Taking the bus, riding your bike and driving your parents’ old jalopy may have worked for you in college, but now that you’ve graduated, you’re ready for a step up. You landed a good paying job and you’ve consolidated your student loans , so you’ve got Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, advice for graduates, NextStudent, advice for students, college tips, college budget, college debt, budget, Honda Fit, Toyota Prius, Toyota Yaris, hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, hybrid cars, car reviews, fuel-efficient cars

• Budgeting Basics: Why No Smart Grad Should Be Without One (Part 1)

  September 06, 2007 11:46 AM

  Most people, even financially responsible ones, never quite get around to making a budget. Either they don’t really know where to start, they don’t think they need one, or they just plain don’t want to. Most of us would rather spend on things as they Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, living in the real world, advice for graduates, advice for students, information for students, investment, credit score, credit cards, college finance, budgeting basics, college budget, student debt, college debt, budget, student budget

• Corporate America Not for You? Serve a Nonprofit, Pay Off Your Student Loans and Make a Difference

  September 04, 2007 03:30 PM

  For four or maybe five years, you’ve survived on instant noodles, participated in all-night study sessions and worked odd jobs, all in the name of a college degree. Now that you have one, you’re not quite sure what to do with it. Many college graduates Read More... Filed under: advice for college grads, NextPath, living in the real world, advice for graduates, NextStudent, advice for students, information for students, College, vacation, resume, work-study, networking, career, internships, network, relocating, moving, college tips, communtiy work, non-profit