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After Law School I Walked Into Sallie Mae’s Trap

After Law School I Walked Into Sallie Mae’s Trap

After law school comes a summer of cramming for the bar exam. You have to take a special bar review course because law school...
A Mistake In My First Year Of Law School Cost Me Six Figures

A Mistake In My First Year Of Law School Cost Me Six Figures

One critical tidbit law schools fail to tell incoming students is that, as a practical matter, the trajectory of one’s legal career is decided...
A Tomato Taught Me How To Manage My Time!

A Tomato Taught Me How To Manage My Time!

  Time management is an important skill for teens to develop. No matter what path your students choose for their life, this skill will truly...
What Is The Dork Factor Of Living At Home While In College?

What Is The Dork Factor Of Living At Home While In College?

CEE Standard: Saving. Grade 8 Benchmark 8 Halfway through college, I grew restless. Extremely restless. I strongly considered dropping out. Why? Because I felt like...
To Work Or Not To Work, That Is The Question

To Work Or Not To Work, That Is The Question

CEE Standard: Earning Income There are many different directions a student can go after graduating high school. Some will go straight to college without much...
Five Things Every High School Student Should Know About Money

Five Things Every High School Student Should Know About Money

When I was in high school, I think the only thing the school taught me about money was how to write a check. It...
You Scream and Wake Up. It’s Just a Dream… Except For the Student Loans

You Scream and Wake Up. It’s Just a Dream… Except For the Student Loans

A naked lightbulb sparks to life. Your laptop flickers on. The air around you sits eerily still, yet somehow it feels electric. You look...
A History Degree Gave Me the Tools to Live Well and Earn More

A History Degree Gave Me the Tools to Live Well and Earn More

CEE Standard: Earning Income Do you have a student who is interested in a history degree? Share Cat’s story to help them decide if it...
Where Can You Find Free, Good-Quality Tutoring?

Where Can You Find Free, Good-Quality Tutoring?

Many students need help at some point when it comes to their assignments. If they are headed off to college soon, they may need...
I Never Became an Actor, But I Don’t Regret my Fine Arts Degree

My Theatre Degree Gave Me Transferable, Money-Making Skills

CEE Standards: Earning Income There are many students who want to pursue a degree in the arts. Unfortunately, many are discouraged from doing that because...
Moving in With the Parents Makes Fantastic Financial Sense, But…

Moving In With Parents: Financial Genius Or Plain Lazy?

  CEE Standard: Saving. Grade 4 Benchmark 5, Grade 8 Benchmark 8 A quarter of 18- to 34-year-olds live with their parents, according to Pew research. This means...
saving in college

4 Money Truths I Wish I Knew in College

CEE Standard: Saving College is right around the corner for many high school students. There is so much to learn and prepare for! Teach your...