Celebrate financial literacy month with these top financial literacy articles
April is Financial Literacy Month, and although we like to provide financial literacy best practices throughout the year, we’re glad April is dedicated to highlighting the importance of establishing healthy financial habits. To celebrate, we’re rounding up our best...
These three statistics highlight the disconnect between financial aid pros and students
We recently conducted two surveys in an effort to better understand how people experience student loan borrowing and repayment. The first survey, which received the name “Borrowers in the Dark” asked students and graduates with student debt questions about their...
Three ways to get students engaged with your financial literacy program
No matter how much effort you put into creating a rock star financial literacy program, getting students to engage with it can be a challenge. We have the stats to prove it. Our survey of more than 100 financial aid professionals found that the majority of respondents...
The Mysterious Case of the Poorly-Defined Living Expenses – ionGuest, Sarah Noelle of The Yachtless
Do you spend your student loans on “living expenses?” Read this borrower’s advice. I’ve been carrying some amount of student loan debt for over eight years, ever since I started my first graduate program back in 2007. Now, you might be thinking that...