Personal finance for college students and 20-somethings... without being boring.
Poorer That You is where broke college kids (and grads!) come together to get... less broke!
Poorer That You is where broke college kids (and grads!) come together to get... less broke!
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Even the word “fees” stinks. Think about it: it sort of reminds you of the word “fleas” (another terrible thing), and when you say the word “fees,” your face twists up into a terrible grimace to get the “ees” sound out. Don’t believe me? Go say the word “fees” into a mirror, and you’ll see what I...
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Stephanie is sick! Don’t worry, she’s drinking plenty of fluids and getting lots of rest, and will be back to writing next week. In the mean time, here’s a guest post to hold you over!Michelle Taylor is a financial writer and specializes in debt related problems. She has guided ...
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The following guest post was contributed by Christine Howell, who frequently writes about Online Finance Degrees and college related topics for Online College Guru, an online college directory and comparison website.Credit unions have been around since the 1840s when a group of weavers in England...
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Did it go up? Did it go up?!? Did it go UP?!?Oh yes, it went up! Change: $112 or 0.29 %Finally, a little breathing room! The last few months of moving and not finding full-time work right away really took a toll on me emotionally – and on my finances. But, things are starting to come solidly com...
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Poorer Than You Happy Halloween! Hope you're doing something fun today :D I carved an R2D2 pumpkin last week, but it's uh... already starting to mold and deflate.
If you’ve only got one debt hanging over your head, paying it off isn’t rocket science: you pay as much as you can every month until the sucker is gone. But if you’ve got more than one debt to worry on, how do you prioritize them?No New DebtBefore you even think about how to pull yourself out of ...
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If you’ve got an idea for how Twitter can be used to improve the world, and you can communicate it in less than 140 characters, up to $1,400 could be yours!CollegeScholarships.org, the organization that once gave me a $100 scholarship for this blog (really!) is sponsoring something new called Th...
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Poorer Than You Hey guys, we passed 100 fans last night! Thanks :) Invite a friend, then you can both be financially savvy!
Are you doing all you can to keep your identity safe and snug with you, instead of out gallivanting with someone else? This week, I’ve encouraged you to use a locked mailbox, shred your documents, cut off junk mail at the source and clean out your wallet – but what else can you do?First, have yo...
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If you have a “Costanza Wallet,” you know you need to clean that thing out! But even if you’ve just got a normal amount of stuff in your wallet, you’re probably carrying too much stuff in there. If you lose your wallet or it gets pick-pocketed, how much of your indentifying information is at ris...
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Poorer Than You A sweet little demonstration of compound interest from our buddy Jim over at Bargaineering!
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Jim Wang of Bargaineering.com talks about the true power of compounding interest. Every other personal finance guru, when explaining compound interest, talks about how your money grows on top of itself. ...
Poorer Than You Consumerist'd again!
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In honor of National Protect Your Identity Week, personal finance blogger Stephanie at Poorer Than You has cobbled together a guide on how to shred your documents if you're too cheap to go out and buy a paper-shredder.
Do you know what identity thieves love? A paper trail! Honestly, it’s easier to steal something out of your mailbox or your trash than it is to steal your information online. In fact, in most places, only the former one is illegal! Now I’m sure you’re locking your mailbox and shredding your junk ...
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Poorer Than You Free downloadable budgeting spreadsheet for teens!
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During the teenager years is when I really started to bring home an income worth talking about. I made money as a kid doing odd jobs, but never had brought home a paycheck for obvious legal reasons. This is the case for a lot of teenagers and thus they find themselves ill prepared once they have a p...
I don’t need to tell you that you should be shredding all of the junk mail credit card applications and everything else that has personal info on it before you throw it out. You already know it! But hey, not everyone does something just because they know they should. So, if you’re not shredding ...
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