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Best Graduate Student Loan Options of January 2024

Savings Corner

Use grad PLUS loans if you’ve maxed out your federal direct unsubsidized loans and still want to use federal loans to pay for graduate school. Stride Funding Income Share Agreement An income share agreement, or ISA, is not a student loan, but graduate students may be able to use one to finance their education.

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How We’re Using Upromise to Save for College

Family Balance Sheet

I don’t recall why I never used the account, but I guess it just slipped my mind. In January of 2020, I was gung-ho about saving for college, however, I had no idea what was about to happen. In the below example, you would earn 3% cashback from your purchases at Old Navy and 2% at Walmart. Use a Upromise Mastercard.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. February is a good month to hit the reset button and go back to that feeling of anticipated accomplishment that we had on January 1st when we made our goals. Use up all of those odd ingredients.

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NewsLetter Sign up – Win $10 Starbucks Gift Card Each Day

Coupons Do Work

November 2016 until January 1st, 2017. Each day 2 Winners will be picked out and win a $10 eGiftCard from Starbucks. who loves Starbucks? We believe in privacy This is a fun thing to win in addition to the weekly giveaways couponsdowork hosts. Here is the newsletter signup form (just add your email address … ).

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Ways to Save Money in December

Family Balance Sheet

However, December is a great time to find deals on basics, food, and things that you might need and/or use throughout the year. Some bonus examples: Our favorite smoothie place offers a free smoothie with $25 gift card purchase. Don’t forget to use Ebates , an online rebate portal, when shopping online. January Prep.

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The Economics of Selecting Vacation Days

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use Holidays Strategically. Use them to your advantage. Monday, January 2*. Monday, January 16. For example, want to plan a get-away but can’t find the time? Use one of these long-weekends to supplement your vacation days. While your co-workers are dealing with these issues, you’re out relaxing.

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Financial Tasks for First Quarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, once a quarter, I review our asset allocation actuals against our target allocations and come up with a plan to discuss and implement based on the analysis. Another example is that once a month I calculate our net worth and review our discretionary spending budget vs. actuals. Update business records.