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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
- 1 mth ago
- 1 reply
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- Ruth Elizabeth6 days 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…
- Stacy C
- nursepower
- 8 days ago
- 1 reply
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- Tobias8 days 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
- 2 wk ago
- 12 replies
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- Gray Guitar2 wk 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
- 5 mths ago
- 6 replies
- 191
- MXMOM1 mth 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
- 1 mth ago
- 6 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support1 mth 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
- 3 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Technicolor Cheetah2 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
- 6 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support6 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
- 6 mths ago
- 3 replies
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- FanessYNAB Support6 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
- 7 mths ago
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- Student Life
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
- 10 mths ago
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- 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
- 10 mths ago
- 20 replies
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- Technicolor Cheetah10 mths ago
- Student Life
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
- 196
- 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
- 328
- 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)1 yr ago
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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
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