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Meet the millennials who got student-loan forgiveness and now have the freedom to save for retirement, grow their families, and consider going back to school
BI spoke to millennials who received student-loan forgiveness over the past few years due to Biden'…
Ayelet Sheffey,Katherine Tang…
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A Boston college blames pro-Palestinian student protests for lower enrollment
However, declining college enrollment rates can also be due to the changing sentiments of the young…
Amanda Goh
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I moved to South Korea to save money for a year. When I returned to the US, I hated it and ran back to Asia.
I moved from the US to South Korea to teach English and escape my high cost of living while paying …
Krissi Driver
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We're paying for private school for our son, but we won't pay for college
We know our 5-year-old won't thrive in a public school setting, so he's going to a private school. …
Laura Niebauer Palmer
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I saved $1,000 a month when I cut alcohol. The emotional and physical tax was just as expensive.
Katie Butler saves $1,000 a month from sobriety. She now has money to put in monthly savings, for t…
Tess Martinelli
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Why a millennial stopped saving 70% of her income and started spending over $25,000 a month
Julie Berninger, 35, hit financial independence but now spends over $25,000 a month so she can spen…
Noah Sheidlower
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My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.
My family had a reunion on the Fourth of July in 1990, and my brother drowned. Ever since he died, …
Janet Funk
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I was so focused on dorm room essentials I didn't know I had to do these 7 things ahead of my son's college move-in
A mother didn't know she had so much to do ahead of her son's college move-in. He needed to open a …
Erika Ebsworth-Goold
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I got married at 18 to my boyfriend of 6 months to help pay for college. It was the worst decision I ever made.
She decided to marry her boyfriend because it was the financially right decision. She was trapped i…
Ronni Benson
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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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Giving new babies a savings account can help curb wealth gaps and make college feasible. One Democrat wants to make it federal law.
Senator Bob Casey's proposal for automatic savings accounts for every kid in the US plays on a popu…
Juliana Kaplan
1 min read
I'm a busy college student who shops at Costco. Here are 12 things I buy every semester to save money on groceries.
I've shopped at Costco all my life. But as I've gotten older, I've come to love the store for more …
Chelsea Collier
6 mins read
Why Gen Z college graduates are having a harder time finding jobs in a strong labor market
Recent college graduates are struggling to find work. Some could come to question the value of thei…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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I used to ultra-low-cost airlines to save money. Their cheap tickets aren't worth the headache anymore.
Mainline carriers offer the best of both worlds with basic economy, and I've found the discounted f…
Taylor Rains
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I'm a public school teacher trying to save money for grad school. I'm on my parents' phone plan and they pay for my tickets to see them.
I'm a public school teacher and my parents pay for my phone bill. By helping me out now, I'll be mo…
Jacqueline LeKachman
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College tour season is about to kick off. Here are 10 tips from college tour guides to have a successful campus visit.
College tour guides say you should be on time, let students take the lead during campus visits, and…
Pamela Brill
9 mins read
Meet the generation that may never retire: Why some millennials are behind on savings and how they can catch up
Feel like you're behind on retirement savings? You're not alone.
Jacob Zinkula,William Edwards
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I saved so much money by going to community college — and then, I was able to transfer to UC Berkeley
She saved so much money by starting at community college. She has significantly less student loan d…
Kaitlin Clapinski
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My adult daughter still lives at home with us. She saves money on rent, and we get to see her more — a win-win.
While attending college, my adult daughter is living at home. My wife and I get to spend more time …
Noah Berlatsky
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I had a baby during my senior year of college. My friends helped raise my daughter so I could graduate and continue working.
Riho Maruyama and her husband got married freshman year. By senior year she was pregnant. Their fri…