5 things your teen needs to know about her first “real” job
So your high schooler got a part-time job. Here’s how to have a conversation about what to expect.
So your high schooler got a part-time job. Here’s how to have a conversation about what to expect.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
All the life skills your kid needs before college.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
The crash course you didn’t take in college.
What to do if you keep hitting dead ends at the bank.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Will these proposed initiatives actually be good for students?
You don’t have to share everything on social media.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
How do you make it as an artist when you’re starting out in the red?
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
A round-the-world tour of higher education.
Finding the recipe for success with students at NYC’s Food & Finance High School
Kids and money advice for parents of precocious multimillionaires.
Apply to colleges first, then plan your gap year.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
661,000 high school grads who qualified for Pell Grants didn’t get them…because they didn’t fill out the FAFSA.
Tuition fees are rising, but that doesn’t mean college isn’t worth it anymore.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Starting the college conversation early can relieve a lot of the pressure your kid might be experiencing. Here’s my blueprint for a successful first college conversation.
There are about 7,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. By the summer before your kid’s senior year, you should be shopping—and talking about what you’re looking for in a school.
More than two-thirds of college students graduate with an average debt of $30,000. Here is how to maximize your financial aid and minimize your debt.
The finish line is in sight. You’ll have just a few weeks to figure out what college works best for you, your child, and your budget.
A daughter and mom discuss the compromises involved when choosing between two New York schools.
A daughter and mom talk about how they paid for one of the priciest schools in the U.S. in the wake of the Great Recession.
A daughter and her dad, an immigrant from Mexico, reflect on looking at schools as a first-generation student.
A Portland, Oregon, mom and her 15-year-old son are talking about college for the first time.
The financial aid process can be daunting, even more so if a student has to go it alone.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
When your kid goes to college, he’ll be responsible for managing money on his own for the first time.
From young YouTube stars to teen models, high-earning kids flip the script on money conversations.
Your kid can get an education with minimal student loans.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Here’s how one man became a software engineer…without a college degree.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
With the right plan, art school can be rewarding and, yes, financially viable.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Three charts to get three generations talking about student debt.
The college talk should begin as early as ninth grade.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
A college degree has never been more essential to your future happiness and earnings.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Talking to students at NYC’s Possibility Project about college affordability.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
The Department of Education takes another step toward stripping students of any defense against for-profit colleges.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Is declaring a liberal arts major bad for your kid’s career?
Under Betsy DeVos’s leadership, student loan borrowers lose—and for-profit schools win.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Separating fact from fiction in the House and Senate tax reform bills.
Confused about what your money priorities should be? My handy flowchart will help you figure out when to save and when to pay off debt.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Generation Gap: People from three different generations talk about college expectations after high school.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
We Need To Talk: Most kids expect their parents to pay for college—but most parents can’t afford all of it.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Hard Case: Life’s not always fair. Here’s how to explain that to your kid.
Not sure where to start navigating the world of financial aid? Here’s a step-by-step-guide to paying for college.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
My Financial Life: How dropping out of college (the first time around) was a good financial move for this woman.
Generation Gap: We asked people from three different generations what their biggest money questions are right now.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
From 529 plans and the GI Bill to the Yellow Ribbon Program and military scholarships, here's what you need to know.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Financial Finds: A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Money conversations with your roommate can feel uncomfortable. Here’s how to navigate them.
A weekly roundup of quick personal finance reads.
Big improvements are coming to New York’s 529 plans. Hopefully the rest of the nation will follow suit.
The cost of college has increased drastically over the past generations.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals the boggling number of complaints against private student loan servicers.
Here’s a key fact: A college graduate earns about $300,000 more over his or her lifetime than a person with no college degree.
My bestseller is all grown up and fully updated for today’s radically changed economy.
Do you have what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur? Here's why you shouldn't quit that day job just yet.
If you've got questions about student loan repayment, don't worry. Here's a rundown of the best ways to repay.
Paying for college can be a huge worry for parents.
Grad with mounds of student loan debt? Beth explains how to avoid month-to-month aggravation.
As of October 29, 2011 a federal mandate required all colleges and universities to post net price calculators on their websites.
What a good week for borrowers: First, President Obama announced new rules to help homeowners with underwater mortgages. And now, new changes that can help roughly 5.8 million people who have federal student loans.
By now you've passed your first exam, pulled a few all-nighters, and figured out where to go to hear free music. But freebies alone a college life does not make.
I've been writing about paying for school for 20 years, and the guy who knows more big-picture info about college costs than anyone else: Mark Kantrowitz.
Unemployment is still at 9%, and the papers are filled with stories about out-of-work young people. What's a brand-new college graduate to make of all this?
High school seniors across the country begin to receive their college acceptance letters this month, and many will be breathing a sigh of relief. Getting in is the hard part, right?
As a principal's daughter, I'm obsessed with the cost of college today. So naturally, I was fascinated by an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Colleges Weigh How to Estimate Cost to Families."
Friends keep telling me I need to see the movie Tiny Furniture because 1) it's funny and 2) it's on a fascinating topic: What happens when grown kids move back home.
You've heard of unemployment and underemployment. Now say hello to "mal-employment," when college graduates with limited job prospects are forced to take work that doesn't require a college degree.
College students, you have an admirer, and it's not the cutie in your philosophy class—it's credit and debit card issuers.
Thanks to the recession and the skyrocketing price of higher education, many families are forced to choose between socking away for their kids' college education and saving for retirement.
If you're thinking about getting private student loans to pay for your education, please be careful. It's essentially like paying for college with a credit card. (And you know by now not to do that, right?)
As August begins, parents start to plan the logistics of shipping their kids off to college. One question that often pops up: Should your child have a credit card?