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Think Twice Before You Lower Federal Loan Repayments 05/17/2016 08:00pm • A Los Angeles printmaker says her financial savvy skills as a teenager of the Great Recession influenced her decision to pick a traditional plan over an income-driven plan for repaying her student loans. "I'm doing my monthly payments without doing something like PAYE or REPAYE -- it's just a consi Why don't we have inflation? 05/17/2016 11:30am • WASHINGTON — Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a detailed report on inflation, compiling price information for thousands of goods and services with a goal of measuring the change in the cost of living for an average person. If these prices are going up, we have inflation.  If How to Begin Investing in Real Estate 05/16/2016 08:00pm • The housing market is well on the mend, with prices steadily rising in much of the country. It may be a good time, then, to think about adding real estate to an investing portfolio. True believers say there's nothing like owning a second, third or fourth property. Of course, true believers tend to Top 10 College Majors That Earn the Highest Salaries 05/16/2016 08:00pm • Earning a degree in science, technology, engineering and math, known as the STEM fields is a good way to earn a higher salary after graduating from college -- especially with engineering specialties. "The money doesn't hurt," says Jennifer Stewart, 22, who graduated with a degree in petroleum engine 7 Signs Your Lifestyle is Killing Your Portfolio 05/15/2016 08:00pm • You know that icky feeling. Your friends are all about to do something fun, like head to Las Vegas, and you can't quite afford it. Or maybe it's your turn to be generous and grab the check, but you know you've been spending way too much. Perhaps you're eyeing an expensive watch that could make your 7 Things College Grads Should Know About Managing Money 05/12/2016 08:00pm • You've finally done it. Four (or more) years of working hard, studying into the wee hours and subsiting on PB&Js: all worth it. You've earned your walk down the aisle to receive your college degree. If you're like most college students, one of the biggest changes you'll face as a graduate is th Determine Which Area of Engineering Matches Your College Goals 05/11/2016 08:00pm • When it comes to selecting a specialty within engineering, the options are as varied as the colleges offering the disciplines. There's mechanical, chemical, electrical and many others, making it tough sometimes for college applicants and students who want to build and design things decide on a focus 4 Spring-Cleaning Tasks for Your Money 05/11/2016 08:00pm • It's around this time of year when we realize that winter has caused us to collect some clutter around the house, and that the windows and carpets could use a good cleaning. These things jump out at us, since it's easy to see a stain on the rug or magazines piled up in a basket. What we sometimes d Top Budget Busters for 30-Somethings 05/10/2016 08:00pm • If you spent your 20s job-hopping, budget-traveling and otherwise soul-searching, your 30s are likely a welcome reprieve from this near-constant state of uncertainty. Your 30s also come with a unique set of challenges, however, especially when it comes to finances. Though personal spending and budg Law Schools Offer Loan Assistance Programs to Debt-Burdened Grads 05/10/2016 08:00pm • Deciding between a law school with a generous scholarship and a school with a well-known loan assistance plan, 30-year-old Michael Kaercher made his choice based on the loan assistance plan provided after graduation. "I thought that if I ended up at a firm, then I wouldn't miss the $100,000 in scho 3 Money Management Tips for Creative Professionals 05/10/2016 08:00pm • Budgeting and planning for unexpected expenses can be challenging for everyone, but creative professionals -- including independent photographers, artists, writers, stagehands, entertainers and others -- have some extra curveballs to cope with. Instead of drawing a salary, creative pros often piece 7 Financial-Education Resources Every New Grad Should Know About 05/10/2016 08:00pm • Graduation season is in full swing and many grads will soon be busy working on their budgets and mapping out their financial goals as they enter the workforce. This time of transition may be accompanied by stress and anxiety about money, especially if the grad is considering relocating for a new job Organizations Pledge to Help Educate Student Loan Borrowers 05/10/2016 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger is starting to have a hard time keeping up with all of this good news. A few weeks ago we posted about some very positive changes initiated by the Department of Education to make things a little easier for student loan borrowers and their families. Just a few days later, the Why you should prepare now for the death of a spouse 05/10/2016 07:00am • When Christine Baumgartner's husband, Tony, died suddenly at age 64 in 2012, it was tragic but not a shock. It was, unfortunately, something the couple had been planning for. 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