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Are you underestimating your student loan debt?

On: January 29, 2015

Pop quiz: how much money do you have in outstanding student loan debt? If you’re anything like me, that question made you flinch. I want to talk about student loans this week. In particular, I want to highlight the report Are College Students Borrowing Blindly by Elizabeth J. Akers andContinue Reading

Childish politics on the budget debate

By: Taylor Tielke

On: September 30, 2013

In: Blogs, Politics

Time is running out for Congress and the White House to agree on a budget policy or the government will surpass the debt limit and shutdown. It’s Déjà vu all over again, but with a distasteful additive. Representative Ted Cruz is leading the Republican charge to advance budget policy butContinue Reading