January 16, 2010
Filed under: College, Debt, The Dolans, Video
Ken and Daria Dolan, America’s first family of personal finance, answer your questions every Friday.
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January 15, 2010
Filed under: College, Technology, Career, School
The video game industry is seeing significant job growth in spite of the economy and a number of colleges and universities are offering programs to help students enter this industry (which offers an average salary of $80,000). NPR reports that courses or degrees for developing video games are being offered at schools ranging from MIT to DigiPen Institute of Technology. (Continue the story…)
Filed under: Bargains, Home, Real Estate, Simplification, Mortgage Confidential
Everyone likes a little room to stretch out at home, but with the new homes that KB Home is selling, that may be a little difficult.
January 12, 2010
Filed under: College, Technology, Career, School
The video game industry is seeing significant job growth in spite of the economy and a number of colleges and universities are offering programs to help students enter this industry (which offers an average salary of $80,000). NPR reports that courses or degrees for developing video games are being offered at schools ranging from MIT to DigiPen Institute of Technology. (Continue the story…)
Filed under: Bargains, College
No doubt inspired by the success of sites like Chegg.com and BookRenter.com, Barnes & Noble has entered the textbook rental fray.
In a press release, the company announced that “Barnes & Noble College has made the program easy for students, enabling them to rent their textbooks from the comfort of their dorm or home simply by logging into their campus bookstore’s e-commerce site. They can also rent from their campus Barnes & Noble bookstore. This innovative rental program gives students the added flexibility of paying for their rentals using any form of tender, including campus debit cards and student financial aid.” (Continue the story…)
January 8, 2010
Filed under: Bargains, College, Shopping, Technology
One of the biggest benefits of being a student, aside from enriching your mind, is getting discounts on almost everything you buy.
December 31, 2009
Filed under: College, Real Estate, 101 banking
If you’ve lived with someone else for any period of time, you know what a pain it can be to track who still owes their part of the cable bill, what’s left on rent and who has or hasn’t paid for groceries in three weeks. I’ve seen Excel sheets, whiteboards, bulletin boards and yes, even a chalkboard used to keep track of shared bills. These work, to some extent, but there’s an easier way to track shared living expenses — BillsAreIn.com. (Continue the story…)
December 29, 2009
According to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 100 majors, minors and certificate programs were created at American colleges and universities in 2009, with focuses on topics like renewable energy and green technology.
According to the USA Today, “The Obama administration has estimated that jobs in energy and environmental-related occupations will grow 52% from 2000 through 2016, vs. 14% for other occupations. That’s partly why budget-strapped schools are adding energy and sustainability programs even while cutting other majors … “
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December 23, 2009
Filed under: College, Retirement advice, Taxes-advice
With Christmas and New Year’s just days away, WalletPop hopes to spread some holiday cheer. Here are answers to some of your questions to help usher in 2010 on the right financial footing.
December 22, 2009
The Project on Student Debt recently released its Student Debt and the Class of 2008 study and the results are sobering, to say the least.
The average graduate of a four-year college with loans is now leaving with $23,200 in debt, up from $18,650 in 2004.