Two student loan programs may help with loan payments
For people who attended college with the help of student loans, it’s essential that they obtain a high-paying job as soon as possible. If they do not, the…
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Private student loan forgiveness
Students who have private loans serviced by Navient, and who were also defrauded or misled by their colleges, may be able to get their loans discharged….
Tax on Social Security benefits draws criticism and new proposals
If you have just begun retirement planning, you might be surprised to find that Social Security payments are taxed, a fact that has drawn criticism and a…
Managing finances when a loved one dies
The single most important thing you can leave to your heirs is a current list of passwords and access codes, according to Kiplinger.com. Conventional…
Unique design gives soda cans three superpowers
Take a look at the bottom of your soda can. You’ll notice that the bottom is indented and concave, with a little ridge that encircles the indentation….
The Alex Trebek Jeopardy stamp
If you choose the Jeopardy category “Forever Stamps for $100,” you could find yourself asking a Jeopardy question about the number of people honored by a…
The new 73-cent stamp
The US Postal Service has introduced its new forever stamp, and it costs 73 cents — a five cent increase over January 2024’s stamp. Part of the increase…
‘Otis’ is still the sign of safety
One invention alone is responsible for the modern city full of skyscrapers that twinkle in the night sky: the elevator. Before the elevator, buildings…
Thank a sailor for these phrases
We may be future colonists of Mars but with the way we talk, you would think it’s still the 18th century. Sailing ships were the cutting edge technology…
How one man invented the road trip
Wally Byam was a country boy from Oregon, but by the 1920s, the Stanford grad was living working in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. He yearned to…