Your Guide to Fighting Student Loans

For Graduates

How to Keep Track of Your Student Loans [FREE SPREADSHEET]

Our free student loan spreadsheet and guide will help you organize your student loans, track your lenders and servicers, choose a repayment plan, and pay off your student loans as quickly and cheaply as possible.

Acorns Path to $1,000,000 Sweepstakes

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The Acorns Path to $1,000,000 sweepstakes is your chance to win a million dollars simply by opening an Acorns account and using the app’s functionality.

How Acorns “Found Money” Can Make You Money on Everyday Purchases

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If you’re interested in getting started investing, you’ve probably heard of the Acorns investment app. By shopping through its Found Money program for your everyday expenses, you could add hundreds of dollars to your investment account each year.

For Students

How to Use Acorns to Start Investing and Make Money

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The Acorns investment app can be a great tool for anyone who wants to start investing but doesn’t know where to start. Here we discuss everything you need to know about how to use Acorns, including: How it works, Acorns fees, Acorns portfolios, and information about Acorns Later, Acorns Spend, and Acorns Early.

Coronavirus & Student Loans: What you Need to Know

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Unable to make your student loan payments due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Learn how the CARES Act of 2020 impacts your federal student loans.

5 Ways to Start Paying Your Student Loans While Still in College

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Making even minimal payments towards your student loans while you are in college can drastically reduce the total amount you’ll end up paying.

For Parents

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Help Paying for College: 5 Things Parents SHOULDN’T Do

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College is expensive, and many parents try to help their child pay for college so that they don’t need to rely on student loans. But while that desire is understandable, some parents find themselves in financial trouble trying to foot the bill. Here are 5 things parents shouldn’t do to help their kids pay for school.

Roundup: 2020 Presidential Candidates on College Debt & Student Loans

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This chart shows where the 2020 presidential candidates stand on the issues of student loans and college affordability.

Should College Students Have an Emergency Credit Card?

Should College Students Have Credit Cards? Maybe Not.

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Parents want their college student children covered in case of an emergency. But there’s a case to be made against “emergency credit cards” in college.

For High Schoolers

Financial Aid Timeline: Applications, Deadlines & More

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Without financial aid, countless students would be unable to afford college. From scholarships to grants to student loans and more, get all of the financial aid money that you are entitled to by following our financial aid timeline and making sure that you submit your FAFSA and other applications as early as possible.