Students
How to Spot College Degree Scams
For many young adults, obtaining a college degree in their desired field is the key to a secure financial future. Unfortunately, though, scammers are exploiting this essential right of passage by offering fake diplomas and bogus degree programs to the unsuspecting college-bound crowd.
Read MoreDon’t Share Your Grad Photo Online
It shouldn’t surprise you to know that scammers always come up with creative ways to con people out of their money. Recently, there’s been an uptick in an old scam in which crooks reach out to targets and try to gain access to their accounts through micro-deposits.
Read MoreBack-to-School Shopping Stress
The majority (70%) of parents say back-to-school shopping is stressful, according to a new survey from self-service coin counting kiosk operator Coinstar. Contributing to the anxiety are increasing school expenses, peer pressure to buy the latest fashions and ongoing costs throughout the school year, according to the survey. Rising school costs add to back-to-school stress…
Read MoreThese Places Have the Most Student Debt, According to LendingTree
Online loan marketplace LendingTree has released its study on the places with the most student debt. To determine whether there are geographic variations in student debt, LendingTree analysts looked at a sample of anonymized users who logged into My LendingTree in the first quarter of 2018 and calculated how many had student loans, as well as the…
Read MoreThe Majority of Teens and Young Adults have Summer Jobs, Survey Finds
According to a recent survey from the finance pros at OppLoans, 63 percent of teens and young adults have a job lined up for the summer. The survey, which looked at 1,000 Americans between the ages of 14-24, revealed that young people plan on working hard this summer – and no, they’re not just planning…
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