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Understanding Your Finances: The Guide for College Students

Understanding Your Finances: The Guide for College Students https://upgradedpoints.com/credit-cards/students-guide-to-credit/ Here’s what we cover: How to pay and save for college Getting college scholarships and grants Managing your credit score as a student Best financial advice for college students And some of the insight we explore: Private student loan debt volume hit an estimated $12 billion…

Help Ukraine but don’t get scammed

 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post financial journalist, warns: Fraudsters will use Russia’s invasion, declining stock values and spiking oil prices to come after your money “You see images from Ukraine and feel compassion and the need to give what you can to help civilians fleeing to safety. Con artists see the Russian invasion as a way…

Paying for long-term care

 It’s estimated that 50% to 60% of 65-year-olds will require some form of long-term care at some point in their lives, often in 80s or later. Physician  John Lim recommends considering an alternative to self-funding (often followed by Medicaid), traditional long term care insurance (LTCI), or hybrid policies (afford payouts even if you don’t need…

Six Key Lifestyle Changes Can Help Avert the Climate Crisis

 Less Stuff, More Joy! “Take the Jump” Six Key Lifestyle Changes Can Help Avert the Climate Crisis In February the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) issued its “bleakest warning yet,” saying the climate crisis was accelerating rapidly with only a narrow chance left of avoiding its worst ravages. But don’t give up hope. Governments and…