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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are going on to college in the fall, don’t let summer roll by without doing some preparation work to help you avoid typical college fail points. Time to find out. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it.

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How to Graduate College Without Being Broke

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The same kind of over thinking tends to infect financial advice, as well, especially when it’s doled out to college students who are desperate to come up with ways to make a few extra bucks between studying for exams and balancing their social lives. Related posts: 5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund.

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Alternatives to Student Loans to Fund Your Education

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When I was in high school , I worked two (sometimes three) jobs so that I could go to college. Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Few students have so little free time that they can’t work at least part-time. Drop Some Courses. Career Tips'

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Money Makers - 96% of People Say Remote or Hybrid Work Is Best For Their Mental Health: FlexJobs Reports

Motherhood Moments

FlexJobs provides the highest-quality database of vetted remote and flexible job listings, from entry-level to executive, startups to public companies, part-time to full-time. To support job seekers in all phases of their career journey, FlexJobs also offers extensive expert advice , webinars , and other resources.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. That’s not right.

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Cutting the Gender Wage Gap

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many reasons are given for this fact, including things like taking time off for children; picking low paying jobs; only working part time and yes, discrimination. Annual pay for bachelor’s graduates without higher degrees. Typical starting graduates have two years of experience; mid-career graduates have 15 years.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We also worked diligently to nurture our small business (our bread and butter) while my husband picked up a part-time job as a swim coach, one of his passions. Start college funds for both girls. And I continued to build this website. Our extra funds went towards our cash flow. Pay off our mortgage on our office building.

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