This second installment of MintLife’s 2-part series on student loans explores the types of student loan relief available, including one program that only an estimated 2% of borrowers are taking advantage of.
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Estimates say that anywhere from 40-80% of medical bills contain errors. Is that you? No one has yet built a robot that will read and organize your medical bills and challenge them when theyâre incorrect. But www.simplee.com has the next best thing. The free website that works very much like Mint.com for health care has
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For several years, I’ve operated a customer service wiki, an underground website which contains the names, emails and addresses of company executives who can help consumers like you. In the early days, I researched and published these names alone and at considerable risk, but now I’m lucky to work with a team of volunteers who
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Whatâs the best way to invest your money? Iâm not talking about whether to invest in stocks or bonds or real estate. I assume youâve already decided on a diversified portfolio of mutual funds or ETFs, most likely covering all three of those popular asset classes. The question is: What kind of funds should you
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The first time I ever had to verify my income had nothing to do with a loan application. I was sitting in a real estate office trying to rent my first apartment in New York City. It was 2011 and Iâd moved here for an incredibly low-paying job straight out of college. Thankfully, I did
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It’s not uncommon for children to carry around a cell phone these days, but technology shouldn’t be handed over without a clear set of rules and expectations. Here are some guidelines about when tykes should become techies and how to navigate the costs along the way.
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Millennials may have a reputation about knowing a lot about technology and social media — but how many in the under 30 crowd really know their credit score and what to do with it? Credit scores are three little numbers that can have a BIG impact on your financial life. Check out this infographic to
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Youâre a responsible student loan borrower, taking out only what you need and paying your bills on time every month. But with so many changes to student loans in recent years (and so many details in the fine print), itâs easy to overlook some of these unexpected costs. Save yourself the surprise â and the
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In many ways, graduating from college feels like freedom. Freedom from pulling all-nighters to finish that research paper. Freedom from assignments that make you ask yourself the question, âAm I really going to apply this in real life?â Freedom from the antagonizing and omnipresent pressures of keeping up your GPA. But financially, graduating has felt
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Age to Buy Stocks In the US, you must be 18 years old to invest in stocks. This is because children arenât legally able to sign contractual agreements, and people are considered children until they reach the age of 18. However, you can invest on behalf of your child. The prospect of starting to invest
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