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Thrifty Thursday: Make-Ahead Freezer Meals

Freezer meal recipes are taking over the wonderful world of Pinterest and lifestyle blogs - for good reason. Making meals that you can freeze and heat up later saves you not only time, but a lot of money, too. Most make-ahead recipes only cost a few dollars to prepare!

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Personal Finance

Money Minutes: Amortization

If you’ve purchased a car or a home before, you’ve likely heard the term Amortization, but if you still don’t fully understand what it means, you’re not alone.

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Personal Finance

Student Life: What You Need to Know About Work-Study

It’s that time of year! I bet a lot of you are receiving your award letters in the mail. Within them, you might see a line that says you are eligible for money through a grant called “Federal Work-Study.” Do you know what it means? Well I am here to explain to you just what the Federal Work-Study program is, because unlike most grants, you have work for this money.

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College & Trade School Preparation

Dear 3Rivers: Should I Co-Sign My Friend’s Loan?

Mingling money with friends and family is always a tough call. On one hand, you want nothing more than to help them out, but on the other, finances are always sensitive subject. When it comes to cosigning, it’s a legitimate fear that you might end up being left for broke because of someone else’s inability to pay, and ruin your relationship as a result.

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Student Loans Personal Finance

Money Monday: 8 Small Steps for Big Financial Gain

We’ve all experienced major burnout when taking drastic strides and reaching for unrealistic expectations in order to improve our lives in one area or another. In most cases, we learn that baby steps really are the way to go if we want to see major, long-term results. Same goes for your finances. Start small, and watch all of those little changes in your financial habits add up over time.

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Personal Finance