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Big banks are bracing for losses as Americans struggle to pay off debt
Banks are building cash reserves as more and more Americans struggle to pay off credit card, auto, …
Jacob Zinkula
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A millennial who used side hustles to pay off debt explains the lucrative and easy ones she recommends
Lisa Ebsworth finds doing surveys or completing secret shopping jobs are good side hustles to start…
Madison Hoff
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One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans
GlobalFoundries, a New York-based chipmaker, is offering employees up to $28,500 in student debt re…
Jacob Zinkula
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Congress criticises SBI's decision to convert SIIL debt into equity, urges RBI intervention
The State Bank of India (SBI), being SIIL’s largest lender, found itself at the centre of this fina…
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Here’s how one can use the avalanche method to pay off lingering debts
One of the best debt payment strategies is known as the avalanche method. The process is simple. Yo…
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Trump could push the US debt to levels that cannot be ignored by the end of 2025, BlackRock's bond chief says
Trump's plans would likely add large amounts to the US debt pile, economists have predicted. The na…
Jennifer Sor
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A financial therapist was $19,000 in debt in her 20s. Loud budgeting helped her pay it off in 1 year.
Amanda Clayman, a financial therapist, was once $19,000 in debt. Being open about saving helped her…
Julia Pugachevsky
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A millennial who made $170,000 secretly working two remote jobs says it helped him pay off about $50,000 in student loans
An Arizona-based millennial said secretly working a second remote job doubled his income and helped…
Jacob Zinkula
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A Gen Xer got $112,000 in student loans forgiven after paying off a 'worthless degree' for over a decade. Now she can enter retirement debt-free.
Sheila Reed, 57, graduated from a school the Education Department later found fraudulent. She was "…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers are waiting for broad debt cancellation. The next president won't have any immediate answers.
Millions of student-loan borrowers were counting on debt cancellation under Biden. Then came the la…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I wish I'd dropped out of college. Graduating with a degree didn't justify my now-mounting debt.
I'm in a lot of student loan debt — even though my degree did nothing for my career. I wish I had d…
Eibhlis Gale-Coleman
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I used my credit card to pay for fertility treatments. It took years to pay the debt off, but I don't regret it.
I struggled to get pregnant but couldn't afford fertility treatments. I got a second job to pay for…
Nina McCollum
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A millennial forged his mom's signature and sold her Rolls-Royce to pay off debts racked up on nightclub dancers
A man in Singapore faces prison for forging his mom's signature to sell her luxury cars and pay off…
Mia Jankowicz
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A boomer helped pay for his daughter's college and her husband's student debt. He won't start gifting their inheritance until they curb their spending.
A boomer told BI he has helped his daughter and her husband pay for college and a home. He'd like t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The godfather of black-swan hedging explains why mounting US debt and the weaponization of the dollar are leading risks today
For Taleb, if you're going to panic, do it early.
Laila Maidan
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After paying $25,000 of credit-card debt, I'm ready to make the most of my clean slate
I didn't spend money irresponsibly, but I still found myself deep in debt and paying off interest e…
Kelly Burch
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Chipotle is going after Gen Z workers with new perks like help with paying off student debt
Chipotle introduces new benefits targeted at Gen Z workers as it plans to hire 19,000 employees in …
Nancy Luna
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Crypto, paying off student debt, and a pony: How 'Jeopardy!' contestants spent their prize money
Seven "Jeopardy!" winners told Business Insider how they spent their prize money, from holidays and…
Joshua Zitser
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A Gen Xer shares how going back to college 5 years after dropping out landed him a nearly $150,000 salary that paid off his student debt
A Gen Xer went back to college five years after dropping out. He said it was worth it and helped hi…