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Looking to Build Credit as International Student
Hi guys, Posting cause I wanted to get some advice. I'm will be a freshmen this fall at a school in LA (although probably online) and want to start building my credit early because I know it is…
- Orange Network
- Orange_Network.9
- 8 hrs ago
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- Melissa7 hrs ago
- Student Life
3K in cash: Towards tuition or savings?
Hi everyone! I have a quandary I thought I'd throw out to the awesome YNAB community. I've been budgeting with YNAB for a little over a month and I LOVE it.…
- Forest Green Cyborg
- Forest_Green_Cyborg.10
- yesterday
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- dakinemauiyesterday
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CANADA - some scholarships not based on grades
Canada does not seem to have the abundance of scholarships that the US has. These scholarships require essays (I don't know if they HAVE to be written submissions) but include scholarships for…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 1 mth ago
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- Student Life
Canada CIBC tuition contest
Canada CIBC tuition contest https://www.cibc.com/en/student/scholarships-and-contests/full-ride.html Also, CIBC has a student account with unlimited transactions $0 fees as long as you are a student…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 1 mth ago
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- Student Life
Navient connection issues
Hello, I started receiving a request from my linked Navient accounts, yesterday, to log in and reauthorize my credentials. Every time I try to log in I get the "wrong credentials" error...…
- Orchid Pony
- Orchid_Pony.6
- 1 mth ago
- 4 replies
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- Sea Green Wizard1 mth ago
- Student Life
How to handle negative "To be Budgeted" if I simply don't have the money to budget for it?
Good day, I am a grad student, and I basically live month-to-month. I thus always have the issue that my "To be Budgeted" is negative, since I use a credit card and I can only cover my credit card…
- Mike
- mike
- 1 yr ago
- 28 replies
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- dakinemaui3 mths ago
- Student Life
YNAB podcast - Student Loan Syndrome: an Interview with Ryan Law
Very good podcast for parents and students. Apparently Ryan Law has a book that is available on Kindle for free. And similar to Jesse's recent burndown podcast where you rethink all your assumptions,…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 5 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Ruth Elizabeth4 mths ago
- Student Life
1098T - Did you know a parent can claim this?
For their student. My son lives with us full time and has no job and apparently we can get the credit. I had no idea!! I'm amending last years return because I found the 1098 T from 2018 in my sons…
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- nursepower
- 4 mths ago
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- Tobias4 mths ago
- Student Life
UTMA Account after Majority Age is Reached
I recently found out that I have a UTMA account with Fidelity that was set up by my grandmother who is also the named custodian of the account. Her and I are not on speaking terms and haven't been…
- Gray Guitar
- Gray_Guitar.4
- 4 mths ago
- 12 replies
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- Gray Guitar4 mths ago
- Student Life
Get Things Done
It was recommended to me to read a book called Get Things Done. I found an audiobook at about 3 hrs long. Whew, who has 3 hrs! Then I found an ebook summary from a group who does fairly good…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 9 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- MXMOM5 mths ago
- Student Life
College cost
I'm going back to school and was wondering what heading these new expenses should go under: True expenses, Quality of life, make a new category or it really doesn't matter?
- Slate Blue Hammerhead
- Slate_Blue_Hammerhead.8
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support6 mths ago
- Student Life
Cleaning cloths
E-cloth vs Grant's I ordered 1 new e-cloth, general purpose, for $7 from Amazon. My wife purchased a 4 pack of Grant's microfiber from Harbor Freight for $3.…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 8 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Technicolor Cheetah6 mths ago
- Student Life
Possible income opportunity for a web developer
I was listening to Dave Ramsey podcast and a caller asked if there was a site that he could recommend that would list available scholarships. DR said that he did not know of any but if there was one…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 10 mths ago
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- FanessYNAB Support10 mths ago
- Student Life
student budgeting guideline
This is an excerpt from my son's university money blog. It can help start the budgeting process for students. I especially love the part of savings = "just not spending".…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 10 mths ago
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- FanessYNAB Support10 mths ago
- Student Life
Freakonomics Podcast - The 1.5 Trillion Question: How to fix Student Loan Debt
I really enjoy the Freakonomics Podcast and this episode (#377) is interesting, especially when hearing all the student loan crisis information from the US.…
- MXMOM
- MXMOM
- 11 mths ago
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Side Jobs
Great list of side jobs (except rent a friend seems a little scary) https://www.tillerhq.com/145-side-hustle-ideas-ranked-in-a-free-google-spreadsheet/
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 1 yr ago
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Knowledge vs. Degree/Certificate
I'm asking for a friend, you know. Let's say you're short on money and scholarships and are thinking: I have the choice between taking free classes from well know university,…
- Khaki Storm
- YNAB book topics online: https://support.youneedabudget.com/r/q5w48j
- Khaki_Storm.1
- 1 yr ago
- 10 replies
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- Khaki Storm1 yr ago
- Student Life
Tracking with a new budget
So I have been using YNAB for the past 3 months and it has been incredibly helpful with saving more and paying off my debt. This summer I am going away to complete my second semester for my masters…
- Orchid Hammer
- Orchid_Hammer.2
- 1 yr ago
- 2 replies
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- Orchid Hammer1 yr ago
- Student Life
Post-graduation financial tips
I will likely be graduating from a computer programmer program in April What are your financial tips?
- queerdykekylie
- queerdykekylie
- 1 yr ago
- 4 replies
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- queerdykekylie1 yr ago
- Student Life
What should I do? Internship Retail
I started an unpaid internship (50-75 %) that most likely leads to a job in retail in 2 months or so. My ambition is to study and not work in retail. I have enrolled in distance studies to get in to…
- Lumion
- Lumion
- 1 yr ago
- 5 replies
- 341
- Lumion1 yr ago
- Student Life
YNAB Review
Hello guys, I started out with my one year student YNAB trial and just became a happy and paying customer. So to celebrate I wrote a quick review on my relatively new blog,…
- Pink Song (09411ab43352)
- Pink_Song_09411ab43352
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
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- Pink Song (09411ab43352)2 yrs ago
- Student Life
Unidays Student Discounts
I wanted to make sure everyone knows to go to Unidays when you are shopping to get your student discount! You can get student discounts for so much here. https://www.myunidays.…
- Turquoise Transistor (340f721e091a)
- Turquoise_Transistor_34
- 2 yrs ago
- 3 replies
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- Gold Hammerhead (fdae1bbacb2e)2 yrs ago
- Student Life
Lingering Credit Card Debt
I opened a credit card when I was in college. I'm pretty sure I didn't get a t-shirt for that deal - I was careful to compare interest rates and perks before signing up.…
- Khaki Keyboard (6dd34087c2a7)
- Khaki_Keyboard_6dd34087
- 2 yrs ago
- 1 reply
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- Jen2 yrs ago
- Student Life

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