Is it Worth it?

Seth Godin wrote a fascinating post on college entitled The coming melt-down in higher  education (as seen by a marketer). The post outlines a few things we’re already aware of, such  as how costs for college… Read More

Student Loan Debt Strategy

I receive a daily email from Daily Worth which provides finance tips concerning budgeting,  negotiating, and investing.  Yesterday’s email seemed especially relevant to what we discuss  here at the Philanthroteer, so I thought I would share.

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The Graduate

Graduation season is upon us! Just yesterday the president gave the commencement speech at my alma mater (shameless plug). This also means that many students will have to start paying back their student loans.

If you are a… Read More

Drop in Late Payment Rates

Great job everyone! It seems that more folks are paying their student loans on time. TransUnion, a credit reporting agency, recently published numbers showing that the rate at which people are delinquent on their student loans decreased during the

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