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9 Trade Jobs That Pay At Least $18 Per Hour

Last Updated on July 26, 2016 Alexa Mason Leave a Comment
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If you’ve determined that a traditional 4+ year college isn’t for you that doesn’t mean you have to flip burgers or be a cashier for the rest of your life. In fact, there are a ton of different high paying career options you can take without a four year degree. All of the trade jobs […]

Filed Under: Career Tagged With: Community College, high paying trade jobs, trade jobs, vocational school
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The Math Behind Married Filing Separately For IBR Or PAYE

Last Updated on February 4, 2017 Robert Farrington 92 Comments
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Calculating the math behind whether it makes sense to do married filing separately for IBR or PAYE for student loan debt.

Filed Under: Student Loans Tagged With: IBR, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, PAYE, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Forgiveness, Taxes
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4 Unique Summer Jobs for College Students

Last Updated on April 20, 2018 Zina Kumok Leave a Comment
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Finding a summer job as a student can be a real bummer. Whether you’re filling out an application at Wal-Mart or begging a relative to let you work for his landscaping crew that starts at 5 a.m., the prospects are usually as bleak as the pay. Not to mention the fact that summer plans can […]

Filed Under: Earn More Money Tagged With: College, Summer Jobs, Summer Jobs For College Students, unique jobs
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6 Ideas To Diversify Your Income Streams

Last Updated on September 19, 2017 Alexa Mason 2 Comments
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Do you want to build multiple streams of income? Here are six ideas to diversify your income. There is something on this list for everyone.

Filed Under: Earn More Money Tagged With: diversify your income, income ideas, Income Streams, make more money
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Save Money And Get Paid With The Qmee Browser Extension

Last Updated on July 14, 2016 Robert Farrington Leave a Comment
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It’s always hard to tell whether a company that claims to help you earn and save extra money is legit. Especially, if it’s relatively easy to use. Qmee is one company that claims to help users both earn and save money in a fairly effortless way. I decided to test it out and can say […]

Filed Under: Earn More Money Tagged With: Make Money, Qmee, Qmee Review
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How To Invest If You Don’t Make Much Money

Last Updated on July 7, 2016 Robert Farrington 4 Comments
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One of the common “main stream media” myths about why millennials aren’t investing is because they are scared. They’re scared of losing money in the stock market. They’re scared of not know what to do, what tools they should be using, and don’t think they can learn the Wall Street jargon. They’re scared of shady […]

Filed Under: Investing Tagged With: Earn More Money, how to invest, invest if you don't make much money, Investing, Investing Video, Money, Spend Less Money, Start Investing
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10 Flexible Part Time Jobs You Can Do From Anywhere

Last Updated on July 5, 2016 Alexa Mason 1 Comment
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In an ideal world you’d be able to work full time, have a full class load, maintain some sort of social life and balance it all perfectly. Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world. Having a job while attending college is one of the keys to avoiding monstrous piles of student loan debt. But […]

Filed Under: Earn More Money Tagged With: flexible jobs for college students, flexible part time jobs, legit online jobs
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The Ultimate Guide To Student Loan Refinancing

Last Updated on November 7, 2017 Robert Farrington 1 Comment
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Student loan refinancing has been growing the last few years, with many new companies entering the space and promoting offers to student loan borrowers. But just because you have student loans doesn’t mean refinancing is the right option for you. There is a lot you need to know about when it comes to student loan […]

Filed Under: Student Loans Tagged With: Federal Student Loans, Private Student Loans, student loan consolidation, Student Loan Refinancing
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5 Ways to Save Money While Studying Abroad

Last Updated on July 6, 2016 Robert Farrington Leave a Comment
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If you are thinking funds are going to be your friends while studying abroad, you may want to reconsider. Although living in a foreign country can be very expensive, there are certain hacks that can get you through your ‘student years’ cost-effectively. Especially, if you come from a country whose currency exchange rates significantly reduce […]

Filed Under: Saving Tagged With: College, save money, save money studying abroad, study abroad
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