If you’re feeling burnt out on school and trying to get a fire lit under your you-know-what, here’s a compelling reason to find a way to commit to class.
Money habits you develop in your earlier years will become even more entrenched as you get older. And dollars saved now will accrue decades’ worth of interest before you retire.
With genius high school and college dropouts making billions on the internet and software industries, it’s become fashionable to question the value of higher education. Are we asking young adults to go into significant debt, only to graduate into an ailing economy with few jobs?
Happy 2012! According to Mayan elders and New Age prophesiers all over the globe, this one’s gonna be a doozy. Will the world end, or just evolve dramatically? If it ends, I guess resolutions are a moot point. But if it evolves, you’ll want to be able to hang in this new enlightened era, no?
Egg nog, colorful lights, festive trees, and presents. Love it or hate it, ‘tis the season of consumerism. Need evidence? Check out our compilation of holiday-related expenditures.
‘Tis the season!! No matter your religion or spirituality, the festive ornaments and twinkling lights of the holidays always brighten the dark days of winter.
Today is Teacher Appreciation Day. If you’re wondering why we should appreciate our teachers, here are a few ideas:
Ever since the Pilgrims and the Native Americans first sat down over succotash, Thanksgiving’s always been a time of feasting. But in this economy – and on a student budget –options are, for many of us, a little slimmer. Of course, you can still put together a delicious meal.
We all know that the economy’s been in the toilet for several years now, and it doesn’t seem to be on an upswing yet. College and graduate school grads entering the workforce today struggle with concerns about finding employment and repaying loans.
Anyone who’s gone through the American school system is familiar with our practice of designating a certain month to honor a group of marginalized people. Primary and secondary schools spend February on educational projects involving MLK and Malcolm X. The suffrage movement gets the spotlight in March.