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12 Easy Ways to Sabotage Your Financial Life in College

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:05 Comments

Most people go to college to prepare themselves for the future.  But If that’s not the case for you, here are 12 things you can do to sabotage your financial life in college.  Just follow these easy steps to set yourself back for years.
1. Take out more loans than you need
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Got student loans? Consolidate now!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 22:21 Comments

If you took out federal student loans before July 2006, and have not reconsolidated yet, then now is the time for you.
Variable-rate student loans reset every year, and are linked to the 91 day T-bill yield as of July 1st.  When the interest rates dropped recently, so did the T-bill yield and student loan interest [...]

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