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Student Life: The Financial Aid Office

Getting to know your school’s financial aid office well is crucial for university students. While financial aid starts with filing the FAFSA every year, there are many more things a school’s financial aid office can do for you.

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College & Trade School Preparation

Watch-it-Wednesday: Compound Interest Explained

Compound interest is "[interest] calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan. Compound interest can be thought of as “interest on interest,” and will make a deposit or loan grow at a faster rate than simple interest, which is interest calculated only on the principal amount.

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Personal Finance

Try This: Price Matching

We are frequently able to save a good chunk of change, especially on electronics, by taking the time to price-match. What is this money-saving miracle, you ask? According to Wise Geek, "Price matching is a practice in which a store promises to match another store's prices for certain products."

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Personal Finance

Thrifty Thursday: 30 Alternative Uses for Baking Soda

Here's a little secret for you: Right now, at this very minute, it is highly likely that you have a few multi-use miracle workers hanging out in your kitchen cabinets. Sure, you break them out for cooking and baking regularly, but why not show them a little love in between those moments, too? We've already shared the many ways you can use vinegar around the house and save money (and the environment) as a result. Now it's baking soda's time to shine!

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Personal Finance

Watch-it-Wednesday: Minimalist Budget Tips for Saving Time + Money

We came across Exploring Alternatives' channel on YouTube and could not stop watching! This couple has some incredibly useful advice - and even though much of it we've heard before, it holds a different power when they discuss personal examples and the impact its had on their lives.

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Personal Finance