Most Americans rely on gas-powered cars to get around and are always searching for ways to save money on gas. Americans consume approximately 400 million gallons of gasoline per day, according to the Energy Information Administration. That’s more than 1 gallon per person, per day. It’s no surprise, then, that gas and gas station purchases
Housing is the single largest expense in most family’s budgets, which also means it offers the greatest opportunity for saving money. Read on for ideas to keep in mind as you explore your options to lower your housing costs.
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer looking for a starter home or a seasoned homeowner ready to upgrade or downsize your property, the buying process is similar. From searching for the perfect place to call home to putting in an initial offer, it’s an exhilarating and life-changing adventure for new and experienced buyers alike. And with
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who’ve graduated with student loan debt, you’ve likely got more than one student loan. That could mean making multiple monthly payments with multiple due dates to multiple student loan servicers or lenders. Thus, it could be easy to lose track of payments or have trouble managing your
Federal student loan consolidation can help you manage multiple monthly payments to multiple servicers. If like the vast majority of college graduates, you acquired student loan debt through federal student aid, you likely have more than one loan, which means more than one bill. Trying to juggle them all can quickly get confusing and even
Student loan debt reached an all-time high of $1.57 trillion in 2020, according to Experian. The average graduating student had $38,792 in student loan debt. That much unsecured debt leaves many young adults struggling to save for other financial goals such as buying a starter home, saving for retirement, and seeing more of the world
To say that college costs have skyrocketed is an understatement. After adjusting for inflation, CNBC notes that average tuition for private colleges rose from $15,160 in 1988 to $34,740 in 2018. Both of those figures are in today’s dollars, marking a 129% increase. For public universities, average tuition rose from $3,190 to $9,970 over the
According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately two-thirds of high school graduates enroll in college the fall following graduation. While most experts agree that a college education affects annual earnings by at least $20,000 (an estimated $1 million over the course of a working career), a 2011 Pew Research poll reported
For people without wealthy parents or a full-ride scholarship, paying for a college education is often a financial challenge. According to The College Board, for the 2019 to 2020 school year, the average annual cost of tuition and fees at a public, four-year in-state university is $10,560. At a private university, that figure jumps to
In the 30 years from the 1989-1990 school year to the 2019-2020 school year, college tuition and fees tripled at public universities, according to CollegeBoard.org. And that’s after adjusting for inflation. Public universities charged an average of $10,116 for the 2019-2020 school year for in-state students, per U.S. News & World Report. Out-of-state students paid
The median home price in early 1984 was around $65,000 according to an analysis by Don’t Quit Your Day Job. Today it sits around $280,000. Yes, the dollar has shriveled in value since the early ‘80s due to inflation. But even if you adjust for inflation, median real estate only cost around $165,000 in 1984.
Do you ever feel that your house is just too big? Perhaps you’re an empty nester living in the same house where you raised your children, who are now grown and gone. Or maybe you bought a large house so everyone in your family would have enough space, only to realize that you miss seeing your
