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May 25, 2005
Volume 4, No. 21


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Special personal finance issue

Should you consolidate those student loans?

Getting a single, lower payment is a whole different ballgame with private loans than with federal ones.
www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/
financialissues/20050519-loeb.html



The frugal graduate

Becoming a financially independent adult is as tough for today's grads as Hercules' labors (which you can now safely forget) were for him.
story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&cid=679&e=4&u=/usatoday/20050516/
cm_usatoday/thefrugalgraduate



10 tips for young professionals about the 'real' world

Working in Hollywood can yield keen insight on climbing the ladder. An ex-film industry assistant shares her perspective.
www.careerjournal.com/columnists/
perspective/20050512-fmp.html?
cjpos=home_whatsnew_major



Graduates fear debt more than terrorism

A recent survey says the generation that came of age after Sept. 11, 2001, fears college debt and joblessness more than another terrorist attack.
story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&cid=676&e=38&u=/usatoday/
20050519/ts_usatoday/
graduatesfeardebtmorethanterrorism



When you might need 'extra' insurance

Starting out: When twentysomethings should get renters' and disability insurance.
www.collegejournal.com/successwork/
onjob/20050503-saranow.html


  A CPA's primer on reading the financial pages

Consult any major daily newspaper and you'll find a wealth of information on the stocks, bonds and mutual funds that are traded on American stock exchanges. Although the listings may look confusing at first, this primer will help you understand what all those numbers mean.
www.macpa.org/services/pressrel/
2003/Nov/Nov10.htm



Twentysomethings offer 'real world' lessons

On your own: Move back with mom and dad, learn to cook and other sage advice.
www.collegejournal.com/successwork/
onjob/20050518-waldman.html



How dumb rich people end up in debt

The rich are different than you and me. They shop at better stores and they don't fly commercially. But in one way, they are very much the same: A fair number of them spend more than they make.
slate.com/id/2118391/



A novel way to tackle your student loans

Rush to refinance: A loophole in a federal program may open the door for more people to lock in low interest rates.
www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/
financialissues/20050516-chaker.html



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