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Deciding What You Should Major in In College

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I remember in my first year of college, I was lost. I picked my major (psychology) because it happened to be my favorite course in high school. Never mind that I’d only taken Psychology 101, a beginners course, and that was my exposure in it’s entirety to anything psychology related. The way I did that?

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The psychology of saving money – 10 cool resources

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It turns out there’s a load of fascinating psychology behind saving money and over-spending, and it’s well worth getting to grips with it if you’re struggling. When I first left art college I. Are you a born spender or a dyed-in-the-wool saver? I have a lifelong horror of being without a roof over my head.

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MatchBooks: FREE Textbook Resource for College Students

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College textbooks can be down right pricey. I remember books costing $100 or more when I was in college several years ago, and prices have continued to rise to where some books are now close to $200 (and that is just one book!). I really like that this FREE resource is available for college students on tight budgets.

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Learn How to Protect Your Child’s College Fund

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Learn How to Protect Your Child’s College Fund. Among those photos were also pictures and stories about families sending their child off to college. Photos of teary eyed parents who scrimped and saved to send their child to college and pictures of the students who worked every summer to save for college were everywhere.

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Benefit from My Financial Mistakes

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I picked the wrong college major. Starting college right after high school, I had no clue about which careers I should consider. I did not take advantage of either high school or college counselors to help figure it out. I saved to send kids to college first, before retirement. I refused to accept offered help.

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3 Moves that Can Hurt Your Career

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Going from high school to college is a rite of passage for which I was inadequately prepared. As many do, I started college because it was the expected next step. I chose to study Psychology because it was interesting – but had no clue as to what (if any) career opportunities it would yield for me. A delayed start.

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How to Pick A Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I was a young adult, I hadn’t a clue how to go about deciding what I wanted to do ‘when I grow up’ I picked a college major solely on what I enjoyed studying – without any thought or investigation as to how it might (or might not) lead to a job some day. It didn’t.