Finance & Family Archive

Parenting

5 Things to Encourage Your College-Aged Student to Focus On

06/07/2020 06:00am | 2783 views

By Kate Reggev

Rest easy by prepping them for good sleep, financial success, and more. 

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Parenting

Talking to your kids about racism

09/07/2020 06:00am | 3236 views

It can be hard to talk to your children about racism. Some parents worry about exposing their children to issues like racism and discrimination at an early age. Others shy away from talking about something they themselves might not fully understand or don’t feel comfortable discussing. Yet others, especially those who have experienced racism, simply do not have such choices.

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Self Advocacy

Fraudulent face mask sites, fake charities: 2020 is 'the perfect storm' for online scams

08/07/2020 06:00am | 3095 views

by Kristine Solomon

 

A worldwide pandemic, mass unemployment and nationwide protests over racial injustice — there are many important issues occupying our collective attention. Sadly, this kind of large-scale distraction is fertile ground for hackers.

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Lifestyle

Student loan borrowers could get three-year relief as pandemic eases

15/06/2020 06:00am | 3635 views

A House bill with bipartisan support would allow 2020 college graduates to postpone their student loan payments for three years without interest accruing.

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Behavioral Tendencies

Make a plan now for how you will spend your coronavirus stimulus check

11/05/2020 06:00am | 3161 views

By Alicia Adamczyk

CNBC Make It is posting a new financial task to tackle each day for a month. These are all meant to be simple, time-sensitive activities to take your mind off of the news for a moment and, hopefully, put you on sturdier financial footing. This is day five of 30.

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