3 Things You Should Know About Studying Abroad

Image credit. Choosing a college or university is a huge decision that requires a lot of time and research. Obtaining a degree might be a step on the road to a successful career in the field you love, but it’s more than just a box-ticking exercise. You need to live in a place for three…

The Top Tips for Tackling a Doctoral Program

If you are looking for an advanced degree that can set you apart, then you may be thinking about going to get a doctoral degree. There are plenty of short doctoral degree programs available, but you also need to make sure you place yourself in a position to be successful. Some of these doctoral programs are among the most…

How to Manage Your Finances Better as a Student

One of the biggest challenges you face as a student is keeping your finances balanced. Most students don’t have lots of money sitting in their bank accounts, and that makes managing your cash even more important. The last thing you want to do is waste money and manage your finances poorly because that’ll only make…

What Is Financial Literacy?

What Is Financial Literacy?

According to Investopedia, financial literacy is the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. But what does that really mean? I think it means: how schooled are you in finance? I makes me think of my time in school growing up. All those classes left me…

How to Go Back to College for Free with Union Plus

How to Go Back to College for Free with Union Plus

A few of you may remember that I’ve actually been attending a local county college online to work on an accounting degree for the last two years, extremely part time. At best, I take two classes a semester, but for the most part, it’s one, and there was even a semester where I just couldn’t…

Stats About College Debts for the Class of 2024

Stats About College Debts for the Class of 2024

As a personal finance blogger, a particularly fun this is the tons and tons of emails I get from random people and companies with random finance info in them. But sometimes these emails contain news that is kind of interesting. Here’s are a few in honor of a new semester starting!  LendEDU is finance website…

Natural Methods To Beat Exam Stress And Stay On Top

Exam stress is very real. One study showed that students saw a spike in cortisol, which is a hormone that is caused by stress, leading up to exam times. What’s more, the study showed that those students with high cortisol levels were more likely to achieve lower grades than expected. There are steps that all…

10 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Going To College

Image Source. Licensed under Creative Commons. Going to college is certainly exciting. Without having to live under your parents’ home rules, you have complete freedom to do what you want. However, with this freedom comes responsibility – which is where many students make big mistakes. Some of these mistakes can have a negative impact on…

Getting an Education on a Budget

Post-secondary education has been touted as the “way to go” if you want to be successful for years. With all of the information out there about the rise in student loan debt, though, many frugal millennials are choosing to forego college altogether. This route works for many, but some still want the financial and career…

Managing The Costs Of Late Night Studies

Deciding to improve your career by getting a degree is a difficult decision for a lot of full-time workers. While you can find educational opportunities that happen online – giving you the time to take up your studies whenever and wherever it suits you – don’t let this distract you from one fundamental truth. Your…

Effective Tactics for Paying Off Your Student Loan

When students graduate from college, they have a shiny new diploma to hang on their wall, a well-earned sense of accomplishment, hopefully a job interview or two lined up and—more often than not—tons of debt. Student loans can easily total tens of thousands of dollars. For newly-minted grads who are trying to figure out how…

4 Reasons to Continue Studying After Graduating

For many people, finishing university is the end of a long and stressful period and the beginning of the rest of your life. Sadly, this usually isn’t the case and many people find themselves working bad jobs or struggling to make ends meet as they try to cope with the reality of life after school.…

Stuck After Study? Where To Go Next…

(Image Link) From the start of your teenage years until early adulthood, there will be an incredible amount of change in your life. During this time, you will go from being a child to a mature human, and this causes all manner of chaos inside your body. Along with this, you will be building your…

5 Ways to Improve your Analytical Skills Outside of Finance

There are two problems people encounter learning to develop financial analysis skills. Firstly, most people only get to learn when they have money on the line. This means the learning process is clouded by emotion as positions rise and fall. The second problem is that it can get boring poring over endless statements and reports.…

Tutors, Budgets, And World-Skills: Getting More Out Of College

Picture Source College is simultaneously the most exciting and overwhelming experience of your life. Whether you’ve just started a course or you’re on the verge of starting one, you’re probably looking forward to meeting new friends, learning new things, and experiencing true independence. Of course, all of those things might seem scary at the same…

4 Alternatives to College That Can Help You Make Money

These days, college isn’t as important as people would have you believe. In a survey conducted by CNBC and SurveyMonkey, results showed that 56 percent of small business owners do not have a four-year degree. In another study of people who did go to college, only 27 percent of them were offered a class on entrepreneurship. Learning about entrepreneurship…