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Coronavirus & Student Loans: What you Need to Know
Help Paying for College: 5 Things Parents SHOULDN’T Do

For Graduates

Where to put your emergency fund

Where to Put Your Emergency Fund for Safety and Growth

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Where should you put your emergency fund so that the money can continue to grow, while staying safe in case you need it? Here, we discuss four options: Keeping your emergency savings as cash, using a traditional savings account, using a high-yield account, and building a CD ladder.

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7 Steps if You Can’t Pay Your Student Loans Due to Natural Disaster

September 1, 2019

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

August 22, 2019

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Student Loan Interest Capitalization: What You Need To Know

August 15, 2019

Pay Off Your Student Loans Faster With These 6 Strategies

August 7, 2019

For Students

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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

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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.

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Roundup: 2020 Presidential Candidates on College Debt & Student Loans

May 25, 2019

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Year-Round Guide to Applying for (and Getting) College Grants

May 22, 2019

In the News

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Roundup: 2020 Presidential Candidates on College Debt & Student Loans

Tim Stobierski Comment

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

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Rhode Island Makes Community College Free for All Students

August 4, 2017

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NPR Highlights Stories of Teachers with Student Loans

July 26, 2017

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