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Four Ways a Part Time Job Will Change Your Life Forever

by Joe Plemon on September 20, 2010

in Career,Debt,Life Planning

A part time job will help you dig OUT of a hole

If you associate “part time job” with drudgery, exhaustion and meaningless toil, this article is not for you. The right part time job, however, done with purpose and parameters, can be a life changing experience.

Read on for four ways a part time job can change your life forever.

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18 Tips for Getting Through College Debt Free

by Joe Plemon on September 8, 2010

in Career,Debt,Guest Post

I want to thank Omar Adams for contributing this guest post.  Omar writes on the topic of online accounting degree . He welcomes your comments at his email id: omaradams47@gmail.com.

When you leave college, there are many things you would love to take with you – a degree, good grades, great friends,

a collection of memories, and much more. The one thing you would not want is the burden of debt hanging over your head.   However, many college students graduate with a debt problem that will weigh them down for years to come – not only student loan debt but also credit card debt.   Don’t buy into the myth that everyone graduates with tons of debt.  Everyone doesn’t and you don’t have to.  It is entirely possible to get through college debt free if you do some planning and preparation, starting while you are in high school. [click to continue…]

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Request for Advice: Is Using 401(k) Funds for College Education a Wise Move?

August 26, 2010

A friend recently sent me the following email: “… here’s a question to challenge your finance column. I’ll make it a little hypothetical. “Our son graduated from college and is working to save money for graduate school. In college, he accumulated over $20000 in student loans (avg. 7%) and desires to pay them down ASAP [...]

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You CAN Afford That Baby – Ten Money Saving Tips

August 9, 2010

You have read those cost projections for raising children. MSN, back in 2001 projected a cost of $249,180 (over $350,000 in 2010 dollars) for a family with a $65,800 or greater income. The Baby Center web site tells us the cost of raising a child from baby to adulthood is $266,698. The Wall Street Journal [...]

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10 Tips on How to Graduate College Debt Free

July 15, 2009

Prospective college students: this is for you. The choices you make on funding your college will impact your life for years to come. Sure, you can take the easy path and borrow the money. But I challenge you to be different: make sacrifices and avoid the a debt problem. No College Savings? You can still [...]

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