Financial Health and Higher Education: The Power of Assessing Student Financial Health
There is increasing awareness among community colleges and universities regarding the link between student financial health and academic success. In 2018, working closely with a cohort of innovative colleges and universities, Financial Health Network developed a new, holistic framework for not only understanding, but also assessing and measuring student financial health.
Student Loan Debt Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Wild and Precious Life
If you are considering higher education, let me share some of my advice for reducing your overall student loan debt burden.
Saving Money For College Does More Than Pay Tuition #FinHealthMatters
By Lily from The Frugal Gene The Teen Years Saving your own money for college does a lot more than just paying the tuition. Spending your own money teaches you about the value of money, provides a safety net, and gives you a preview of the working world. I’ll tell you my experience of going to…
3 Tips for Managing Student Loans as an Entrepreneur
By John Hammond, StartU Today marks the 3rd annual #FinHealthMatters day; an event started by the Center for Financial Services Innovation to draw attention to the 57% of Americans — approximately 138 million adults — that are struggling financially today. This year’s theme is student health; emphasizing the financial health of college students in America today. At StartU, this…
What I Wish I Knew About Student Loan Debt That I Know Now
By Justine, from Debt Free Millennials Forget student loan debt. When I think about my college experience, it’s filled with memories of purple everything, late night study sessions at Hale Library, $2 You-Call-Its at O’Malley’s, and being flat broke. Me and my girls. All purple. Cheap beer. K-State Wildcats. And dirt poor! I was clueless…
5 Rebellious Student Loan Acts – Why #FinHealthMatters
Good financial health starts with being proactive and getting rebellious with your finances. And there is no better day than today.
Shining a Spotlight on Student Financial Health
#FinHealthMatters Day 2018 April 25, 2018 was the third annual #FinHealthMatters Day. Each year, #FinHeathMatters Day brings attention to Americans’ financial health through a thunderclap of social media activity, news stories, blogs, podcasts and more. Over the past years we have seen 240+ blogs posted, 2,500+ influencers tweeting nearly 6,000 times, and ultimately, close to 27…
For Students, Financial Health is About More Than Money
It’s no secret that financial challenges play a big role in overall student success and achievement. We must work to find the holistic and streamlined solutions that address the complexity of everyday life in order for students to pursue their dreams.
That Moment Your Research Breaks Through
What financial providers need to know about young adults. What if we reached young people at the moment they’re primed to to absorb financial education — a moment like their first paycheck? What if we used that moment to capture people’s attention, and we allow them to open that account to help get started? MyPath, a San…