Archives for Gen Y Finances - Page 2
The financial costs of driving under the influence of alcohol
For me, living a financially responsible lifestyle involves being a responsible citizen. But what can happen when a person is not a responsible citizen? I investigated. Consider this story: Once…
Vlog: How to Build a Budget
Good evening, Queercents readers. Have you ever built a budget before? Ben told me he hasn't, and that's why I'd like to tell him how. Unfortunately, it turned out to…
College Rescue Sales
It's that time of year here at colleges across the country and students are packing up to move home. Of course, for one reason or another students don't want to…
Vlog: Credit Cards
Good evening, Queercents readers. Are you terrified of credit cards? It's understandable. Millions of Americans are buried in credit card debt. But you're different, aren't you? You've decided that credit…
Were We Set Up To Crash and Burn?
I was born in 1978. Depending on whose research you're looking at, the only thing that's consistent about my generation is that its definition is fluid and constantly in…
Vlog: Student Loans, Part Tres
Good afternoon, Queercents readers. This is the final installment in a series on student loan debt. Seemingly the most fundamental part of student lending, making payments is actually the most…
Vlog: Student Loans, Part Dos
Good afternoon, Queercents readers. Part two of my three-part series exploring student loan debt is now available. In this episode, I discuss consolidating federal and private student loans. It's not…
Vlog: Student Loans, Part Uno
Good morning, Queercents readers. Do you have student loans that are currently accruing interest? Maybe you're paying them off instead. Or perhaps you're a college student in waiting and you'd…
Streewise: A Borrowed Life
A week after pulling into town, I had blown through $1500 entirely on credit, trying to recreate the comforts I'd known at home. After a month, it was $2000. Now,…
Streetwise: Prince of Paupers
Dropping out of school has proven to be simultaneously one of the best and worst decisions of my life. It has been my experience that most things have many faces.…