Fox News earlier this month named Florida Senator Marco Rubio an “ardent supporter” of “populist politics.” The American Prospect identified him last month as a leading proponent of so-called Republican Economic Populism. AJ Kaufman wrote in the Sun Sentinel in South Florida last year, claiming Rubio has been “a fiscal populist for some time.” But…
One of President Biden’s key election promises during his 2020 campaign was daring student debt relief – at least in some form. It is now June 2021 and the President has not yet kept that promise. But that is not due to a lack of experimentation. Debt cancellation is a complex affair due to unclear…
A few years ago, Faith Chikwekwe came across a post on Reddit about a program she thought would help her achieve her dream of turning her passion for programming into a job. Chikwekwe liked that the Make School organization seemed to offer the faster pace of a coding boot camp with elements of a more…
President Joe Biden (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Before President Joe Biden approves the cancellation of the student loan, these 5 things must happen. Here’s what you need to know. Student Loans It seems like every day there is a lawmaker,…
When Jateria Pittman took her first trip abroad to study abroad seven years ago, she was en route to a corporate career in the mortgage industry. Ms. Pittman, who majored in Marketing her senior year at Appalachian State University, became the first person in her family to graduate to college to qualify for a six-month…
From the “sticker shock” of college expenses to diving into college savings, parents are more confident about paying for college in 2021 than in 2020, according to a new survey. (IStock) The pandemic is casting a shadow over the finances of many American families, and the rising cost of college remains an obstacle for young…
It’s hard enough paying off college loans off your wages. It doesn’t get any easier when you retire. The fastest growing portion of the US student loan stack of $ 1.7 trillion is held by the oldest borrowers. There are now about 8.7 million Americans over 50 still paying off college loans, and their debt…
There are two types of people in the world – those who have resources and those who are resourceful. Himanshu Singh, 29, falls into the latter category. Singh will soon be studying for a Masters in Finance at a leading university on the West Coast of America. He says, “I was looking for an overseas…
With Millennials turning 40 in 2021, CNBC has launched Make It Middle-Aged Millennials, a series that explores how the oldest members of this generation grew up in the context of the Great Recession and the Covid-19 pandemic , Student loans, stagnating wages and rising costs of living. At 35, Kristen Alfenito complains that she doesn’t…
Scholarships and grants can cut the cost of attending a private university by almost half. They can also cut the average cost of attending a state college by nearly 40% on average, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Colleges and universities routinely offer students “financial aid” packages that include some scholarships and grants,…