The Biden administration recently announced a new proposed student loan repayment plan that, according to the Department of Education, will provide millions of borrowers with lower required monthly payments and increase the speed of student loan forgiveness. Technically this proposal revises an existing plan, not an entirely new plan. Let’s dive into what the details […]
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Many throughout the United States have received or will soon receive stimulus checks as part of the government’s response to COVID. See all the details of the first 2020 stimulus check here. If you haven’t received your stimulus check yet, you can check the status of it using the IRS “Get My Payment” tool. […]
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Tax season is well underway. While some of us have had our taxes completed and filed for several weeks, there are those of us who will plan on getting to it every week until April 17th is here. Wanting to delay the hours worth of paperwork for as long as possible is understandable, especially if […]
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I was watching a morning show recently where the topic of discussion was millennials and their lack of retirement savings. While most of the panel seemed to have neutral views on millennials themselves, one member of the panel tore into millennials. They cited millennials lack of work ethic and their need for instant gratification. This […]
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Lately I’ve been writing a lot about the importance of your credit score. All kinds of things impact your credit score, such as the way you use credit cards and the amount of debt you have. But you can’t work on building your credit score unless you know what’s on your credit report. Credit reports […]
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This post is written by our regular contributor, Kristi. The 2016 Presidential Campaign is in full swing, with the Iowa caucus in the books and the New Hampshire primary taking place tomorrow. The candidates are everywhere, figuratively and literally, on the news, in the media, and even in social media trying to convince you that […]
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While many people are happy about health insurance exchanges and the opportunities they offer individuals for health insurance coverage, the reality for many young adults as a demographic is that their premiums are virtually guaranteed to rise because of Health Care Reform. The reason why premiums will increase for young adults isn’t because of one […]
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When I first started blogging, I didn’t blog about personal finance. I was a political blogger. A political post like this is not something you’d expect to see on a personal finance blog, but I figured it’s the day before the election so why not? When it comes to voting, I base my vote off […]
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Texas Governor and former Presidential candidate Rick Perry is pushing for Texas Universities to make a $10,000 college degree a real option for students. As mentioned in this article the way this could potentially be done is through use of community colleges, students living at home with their parents, and utilization of online classes. I […]
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