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19-Year-Old Lives In AOL Offices For 2 Months, No One Notices
By Laura Northrup on May 25, 2012 9:07 AM
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You know that co-worker who's always there when you come in in the morning and also when you leave at night? Maybe their work ethic isn't as amazing as you think. Maybe they don't even work there, and are squatting in the office as a free place to sleep, eat, work out, bathe, and work on launching their own tech startup. More »
Law Dropout Debilitated By Asperger Syndrome Gets $339,361 In Student Loans Forgiven
By Laura Northrup on May 24, 2012 9:08 AM
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College debt is one of the few debts that can't be discharged in bankruptcy, unless you have a really, really good reason. You pretty much have to be dead or have a debilitating disability that keeps you from working. So it caught the attention of the National Law Journal when a Maryland woman in her 60s had $339,361 in college debt discharged in bankruptcy court earlier this month. More »
Personal Finance Roundup
By FMF on May 22, 2012 7:30 AM
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7 smart ways to pay for college [MSN Money] "Try these 7 savvy strategies to help them get an education without going broke."
Generics: Six I Buy, Six I Avoid [The Simple Dollar] "Use these lists as encouragement to try a few lower cost store brand products, as well as a useful reminder to not buy something that will end disastrously."
25 Ways to Have Cheap Summer Fun [Wise Bread] "Check out the following ideas for frugal summer fun."
7 Things Employers Want from New Grads [US News] "For 2012 grads intent on landing their dream job, here are seven key things that employers want."
Fixes For These 10 Money Mistakes [SavvySugar] "Solutions for some common money mistakes people make."
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Dorito-Loving Raccoons Loitering Behind Neighborhood Store
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 18, 2012 4:00 PM
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If you think it'd be cute to see a raccoon munching on a bag of Doritos, try to envision about 62 of them wandering around chomping snacks in your neighborhood. One community has been swarmed with a big group of raccoons that have been congregating in the woods behind a Stop and Save. More »
What Is This Debt You Speak Of? Study Says Many Students Are Clueless About Student Loans
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 17, 2012 5:00 PM
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Student loan debt is the cause of plenty of headaches in this country, from aspiring nuns to the families of those straddled with a deceased loved one's payments. So it's a bit unsettling that a new study says many students are underestimating how much they owe — and some don't even know they have debt in the first place. Shudder. More »
Are You A Customer Service Saboteur? If So, What Kind?
By Chris Morran on May 17, 2012 3:48 PM
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The idea of the bad consumer — the person whose antics make products and services more expensive or cause stores to enact anti-consumer policies — is nothing new to Consumerist readers. But a college student in Washington recently undertook an effort to identify seven categories of what he calls "Customer Service Saboteurs." More »
Sallie Mae Opts Not To Go After Family Of Dead Woman For $120K In Student Loans
By Chris Morran on May 14, 2012 11:15 AM
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As we wrote last week, while many parents consider it a no-brainer to co-sign their children's student loans, that decision can come back to bite them later. And if that child passes away, there's little stopping loan servicers from piling debt on the parents' grief. But here's one story where Sallie Mae ultimately opted to not go that route. More »
Aspiring Nun Has Too Much Student Debt To Take Vow Of Poverty
By Laura Northrup on May 14, 2012 9:30 AM
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In news stories about the student debt crisis, we hear about American young adults delaying the typical milestones of adulthood due to their student loans. They (well, we) postpone marriage, childbearing, and purchasing first homes. But what if you're interested in a holier, more altruistic path? Men and women who want to join Catholic religious life must be debt-free before they even think about making their vows, and that's a challenge for people who don't realize their calling until after they've taken on student debt in the mid-five figures. More »
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Why Private Student Loans Are A Dangerous Game
By Laura Northrup on May 10, 2012 8:04 AM
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Co-signing a younger relative's private student loans doesn't seem like such a reckless idea. After all, it's an investment in their education and careers, they'll certainly be able to pay it all back once they're educated, and they're going to outlive you, anyway. That's not always the case, and the risks can be substantial. Jessica's best friend had her grandfather, now 80 years old, co-sign her private loans with Citibank. After her sudden and shocking death, now he's on the hook for $70,000. More »
Facebook Humbly Sets Its Value At Up To $96 Billion
By Chris Morran on May 3, 2012 11:22 PM
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Facebook, a clever little startup that lets people "friend" each other or something like that, is set to go public on May 18. In advance of its initial public offering, the company led by a plucky, big-dreaming college dropout announced today that it's worth as much as $96 billion. More »
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Pabst Distributor Replaces Beer Stolen At Forkpoint From College Student
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 2, 2012 3:00 PM
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We can't imagine how bereft one must feel after having a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon forcefully stolen at forkpoint. But we do know what it's like to get free beer, so we're pretty happy that a Pabst distributor tried to right the wrong done to one theft victim by giving her free cases of PBR. More »
Apparently What The 2012 Olympic Games Needs Is The World's Largest McDonald's
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 2, 2012 12:00 PM
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Nothing says athletes in peak physical condition like a Big Mac and large fries, right? As such, McDonald's is building the world's largest McDonald's restaurant in London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympics. No other brand name food will be sold at the Olympic Park. More »
Federal Lawmakers Introduce Social Networking Online Protection Act
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 30, 2012 5:00 PM
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While some states are taking steps toward protecting workers against current or potential employers from snooping around in Facebook accounts, federal lawmakers are also pushing similar legislation. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and and Rep. Eliot Engel, of New York, both Democrats, have introduced a new bill to Congress regarding the matter. More »
Key Finally Decides Not To Make Family Pay Dead Student's College Loans
By Laura Northrup on April 27, 2012 8:00 AM
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When a person dies and their estate is settled, any remaining debt dies with them, including student loans. But there's an exception: if a parent or other responsible grown-up co-signs a loan and the borrower dies a tragic young death, that co-signer is on the hook for the entire amount of the loan. That's how co-signing works, after all. But after a Rutgers student died in 2006 after two years in a coma, most of his lenders (credit cards and student loans) deferred, then forgave his debts. Key Bank was the holdout, since the student's father had co-signed his college loans at Key. Since 2006, the family has paid $20,000 of the $50,000 balance. It took an awful lot of negative publicity, but Key says that they will forgive the debt, and might not even put future families in the same terrible situation. More »
Turns Out That Forcing Customers Into Arbitration Is Not Good For Consumers
By Chris Morran on April 25, 2012 2:15 PM
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A year ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion case. It decided that a company could force customers into arbitration — and effectively pre-empt any class-action lawsuits — by including a tiny clause in their contracts. At the time, AT&T had the gall to claim that this was all for the benefit of you, the consumer, but a new study proves what you probably already guessed: AT&T was full of it. More »
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Effort To Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Low Gains Bipartisan Support
By Chris Morran on April 24, 2012 12:45 PM
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Yesterday, presumed Republican candidate for President Mitt Romney mentioned his support for extending the current cap on interest rates for federal Stafford student loans, meaning that this is one issue both candidates appear to agree on. The question is, can something be done before those interest rates double in July? More »
College Instructor Accused Of Using Patients' X-Rays Without Permission
By Chris Morran on April 23, 2012 2:30 PM
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When you go into a hospital, even for something as simple as a broken leg, you have an expectation that your documents are only to be used by your physicians and nurses. At the very least, you don't expect that your X-rays and records will end up being used — with no attempt made to hide your identity — in a college class. More »
Law Would Forbid Colleges From Using Federal Money For Advertising
By Chris Morran on April 18, 2012 3:45 PM
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The nation's 15 largest for-profit colleges get nearly 90% of their annual revenue from federal aid programs for students. New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today would prevent any of that money being used on advertising, marketing and recruitment. More »
College To Use Fertilizer To Prevent Pot Party From Growing
By Chris Morran on April 16, 2012 12:30 PM
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If there's one thing the last half-century has taught us about pot-smoking teens and 20-somethings, it's that the best way to reach them is by cracking down even harder. That's why the folks at the University of Colorado Boulder will be checking ID and spreading stinky fish fertilizer in an attempt to prevent pot-partakers from gathering on the school's quad this April 20. More »
Not Everyone At Costco Understands Secret Membership Avoidance Strategy
By Laura Northrup on April 13, 2012 9:30 AM
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A few years ago, we ran a post about the secret and kind of awesome way to do some shopping at Costco without purchasing a membership. Just give a member you know some cash and have them pick up a gift card (Costco Cash Card) for you. Great system if your nearest Costco is far away, or you just don't go often enough to justify joining. In theory, anyway. Justin took the advice in our post, but was turned away at the door by an employee who wasn't aware that a cash card entitled him to enter the store. More »
