Private Lenders Up in Arms Over Student Loan Bill
While private lenders may lose a portion of funds from the federally backed loans in the form of subsidies, it’s absurd to say they’ll be completely knocked out of the industry.
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Could this Be a Good Year for New Graduates?
For nearly a year, Alex Easley, 22, researched, pursued, and interviewed with companies such as Google, American Express, and Johnson & Johnson, hoping to have a job lined up after his graduation from Morehouse College this past May. He didn’t.
Save Money on Healthcare Costs
In May and June of this year, Alisa Toney took her 22-month-old daughter, Camille, to an urgent care facility to treat the toddler’s recurrent ear infections. With each visit costing $100, Toney’s household budget might have been strained. However, Toney, 42, is a leadership gifts officer at Spelman College, which provides a Flexible Spending Account that allows her to pay for Camille’s visits with a prepaid Pay Flex MasterCard.
What You Sow
In an effort to help teenage girls blossom where they are, Terri J. Brown launched We Are S.E.E.D.S. Inc. which sends mentors into the community to work with girls between the ages of 11 and 18 to help them increase their self-esteem, discourage promiscuity, and make responsible choices.
Getting on Track
Tyvi Small is pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration. But when it comes to personal finance, he admits he could use a little after-school tutoring. The 31-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee, resident has a newly purchased home, a fulfilling job, and no credit card debt but he says he lacks financial discipline. As a single man with no dependents, Small spends more than he should— and therefore saves too little. Now, however, he’s determined to get his finances in order. “I entered the contest because I want to get my finances in the best shape possible. I want to get on the right track,†says Small, a diversity coordinator at the College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee.