Acceptance letters are in hand, graduation parties have wrapped up and the dorm shopping list is finished. With summer underway, there’s often only one major task remaining for parents shepherding a student into college: Paying the first dreaded tuition bill. Coming up with enough money typically requires drawing on...

4 Loan Options for Parents Paying for Their Kid’s College

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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After judges blocked key parts of the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Education Department said some borrowers would be placed on forbearance.

Student-loan payments will be paused for 3 million borrowers after federal judges blocked debt cancellation and cheaper bills through Biden's new repayment plan

Strasburg, OH

Upworthy

Eighteen year old Samantha Frye has traded college life for entrepreneurship, and she has no regrets. Frye began working at Rosalie's Restaurant in Strasburg, Ohio at 16 as a dishwasher, working up the ranks as a kitchen prep, server, then line cook. All while working a second job, sometimes third job.After graduating high school, Frye started college at Ohio State with plans of studying business or environmental engineering. But when she came back to work a shift at Rosalie’s for winter break, an opportunity arose—the owners had planned to sell the restaurant.

18-year-old took her college savings and bought the restaurant where she was a dishwasher

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Having poor credit could make it difficult to rent a home. But you may have more options than you'd think in that scenario -- read on to learn more.

I Have a 500 Credit Score. Will I Be Able to Rent an Apartment?

In high school, when she asked her parents about going to college in Europe, they said it was too far away. She went to Canada instead.

I'm an American who went to college in Canada. I'm debt-free — and I have no plans to move back to the US.

She decided to marry her boyfriend because it was the financially right decision. She was trapped in the marriage for years before she divorced him.

I got married at 18 to my boyfriend of 6 months to help pay for college. It was the worst decision I ever made.

Student-loan borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and PSLF have until June 30 to consolidate their balances for one-time account adjustments.

Some student-loan borrowers have one week left to benefit from a temporary measure that'll bring them closer to debt cancellation

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If you’re looking to make more money and try something different, consider these career options.

11 High-Paying Jobs Perfect for Your Next Career Move

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Smart college planning should involve choosing a major that fits your needs and passions — and being aware of how much debt you’ll be looking at afterward.

15 College Majors With the Highest Student Debt

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

We recently compiled a list of the 21 Colleges With the Unhappiest Students and in this article we will discuss the college that topped our list. According to the 2024 World Happiness Report developed by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center, the USA ranks in the 23rd spot with a 6.725 score. This marks the first year since the report’s first edition in 2012 that the USA did not rank among the top 20 happiest countries in the world. It dropped from the 15th spot to the 23rd between 2023 and 2024 alone. The happiness ranking is especially concerning for younger generated (aged 30 or under). The report ranks the USA in the 62nd spot with a score of 6.392, while the country ranks in the 10th spot for the ranking of happiness in older adults (aged 60 and above). The drastic disparity between the happiness levels of the two segments of the country’s population points to worsening estimates for the young population, a significant majority of which are students.

The College With the Unhappiest Students

Locust Grove, VA

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The Battle of the Wilderness occurred in Locust Grove, Virginia, on May 5, 1864. According to History Facts, at one point, the Civil War c ceased so that soldiers could watch a fistfight between a soldier from the North and one from the South.

Union and Confederate soldiers allegedly called a ceasefire in Virginia to watch a fistfight

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

Denver, CO

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, inviting uncertainty over the fate of federal rules. It's bad news for student-debt relief.

Student-loan borrowers are entering a new 'Wild West' where any form of debt relief is much less certain

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It’s your child’s senior year of high school. They’re preparing for the next step in life – college. Choosing which school they will attend is already a huge decision. Picking the right major to study while in college is just as important. Here are a few things to remember when trying to help your child… Continue reading How to Help Your Child Decide the Best College Major

How to Help Your Child Decide the Best College Major

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Federal loans are not your only option when it comes to paying for school

4 ways to cover college without taking on debt

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Parents of college-bound students: How to help pay for school

(BPT) - The summer months before college begins are exciting, as everyone anticipates the journey ahead and the educational dreams of every parent and child become...

Parents of college-bound students: How to help pay for school

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