Two-thirds of Americans don’t understand how credit cards work: The debt addiction in your pocket.
There is something alluring about swiping a card and making a purchase. It almost seems euphoric and fun. Credit cards come in a variety of sleek designs to help you part with your current and future income. Americans are deeply in debt. Mortgages, student loans, auto debt, and credit cards consume a large portion of […]
Student debt now makes up nearly half of federally owned financial assets. The student debt bubble edges on with many more unable to pay their debt.
The student debt epidemic is spiraling out of control and the public is becoming more aware of the situation. $1.3 trillion in student debt is now outstanding. This is already a problem with nearly one out of three loans in repayment already in some form of delinquency. Clearly if you are not paying back an […]
1 out of 4 college adjunct faculty collecting government assistance: Students in debt and professors barely getting by all the while tuition soars.
The student debt crisis continues to move across the nation’s landscape like an unrelenting storm. The stories of economic pain are growing involving students but what about adjunct professors? For those of you that are unfamiliar, adjunct professors are like contract teachers at many colleges. Many carry a heavy teaching load but receive very little […]
The new American retirement plan equates to working forever: Nonexistent nest eggs and most Americans are bad at planning as to how long they will live.
The idea of retirement is a modern one especially when it comes to saving and having a nest egg. In the past, retirement was only a luxury afforded to a small number of wealthy families. The rest of the population was destined to work until they died. That may seem harsh but that is historical […]