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Moving Into a Career in Nursing: my Wife’s Career Change Story
Wed, 11/28/12 | 11 Comments
Moving Into a Career in Nursing: my Wife’s Career Change Story

In a previous post on education tax credits, I noted that my wife was going back to school for an accelerated nursing degree through a local community college.
That prompted a 20somethingfinance reader, Telly, to write …

Student Loan Deferment, Forbearance, & Forgiveness Options
Wed, 09/5/12 | 12 Comments
Student Loan Deferment, Forbearance, & Forgiveness Options

Student loan debt is a problem in the U.S. It has surpassed $1 trillion, and even surpassed credit card debt for the first time ever. I do not carry any student loans, but my wife …

Education Tax Credits & Deductions in 2012
Mon, 08/27/12 | 23 Comments
Education Tax Credits & Deductions in 2012

It’s back to school week for many students. This post should be timely for those of you still working on your education.
I haven’t had to spend much time thinking about education tax credits and deductions …

Will Obama’s Student Loan Relief Plan Help you & Our Country?
Mon, 10/31/11 | 17 Comments
Will Obama’s Student Loan Relief Plan Help you & Our Country?

We have a tuition inflation problem in this country. As a result, we have a student loan debt problem as well.
Student debt was higher than credit card debt for the first time ever in 2010 …

The Student Debt Cocktail: When Student Debt, Poor Credit, & Unemployment Wipe Out the Increased Earning Power of a Degree
Mon, 05/2/11 | 15 Comments
The Student Debt Cocktail: When Student Debt, Poor Credit, & Unemployment Wipe Out the Increased Earning Power of a Degree

At first, the idea that a secondary degree might leave you worse off than before will sound contradictory to everything we’ve heard.
After all, there is plenty of data to go around that proves the added …

Should you Move Back Home with your Parents? (85% of this year’s grads planned to!)
Wed, 11/3/10 | 16 Comments
Should you Move Back Home with your Parents? (85% of this year’s grads planned to!)

According to CNN, 85% of college seniors plan to move back in with their parents. That number is up from 67% in 2006. The rise is almost surely due to the recession and how competitive …


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