College
Living in the Bay Area, Max Heninger is all too familiar with high housing costs.As is he with childcare costs, student loans, and saving for his two kids’ futures.”We are going to be paying off our student loans for at least another decade,” Heninger, who is facing just under $900…
In 2021, my husband and I were only one year into postgraduate life and very new to marriage. At the time, our financial literacy left a lot to be desired, and being new parents only complicated all of this.As our son grew month after month, we started thinking more seriously about…
When choosing a college, I had one requirement: It needed to be close because I wanted to live at home.Many of my peers were applying to schools as far away as possible, shopping for dorm decor, and making plans to catch up over the holidays. I, on the other hand,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Megan Allison, a 23-year-old Starbucks store manager in Philadelphia.Allison graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University. She got the degree through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), which covers tuition toward a Bachelor’s degree in ASU’s online…
I didn’t turn my son’s bedroom into a craft room when he left. I’d heard too many hurtful stories of rooms transformed the second a child moved out for college. I wasn’t going to be that mom.So when my son moved into his dorm in September, his room stayed exactly…
When I told my parents that I had been accepted to Bath University in the UK, they quickly said there was no way I was going.Their logic was simple: They knew I was chasing after a high school boyfriend who wasn’t right for me and that I wouldn’t love living…
I think Indeed may be trying to break me.I recently found a job listing on the site. I sent in my application, but, because I have been through this before, I called the company after a day just to make sure that I didn’t waste another hour. I spoke to…
Breeze Hunter started off her senior year at Texas A&M University with a typical head cold. She only started to worry when it lasted almost two months.She was tired all the time, her days dotted with shortness of breath and headaches that she’d never had before. Campus doctors told her…
For some, clarity comes in moments of stillness. For Malcolm Wood, it’s usually the opposite.”A casual morning for me would include going up 1,000 meters into the mountains, speed flying back to the field in front of my house, and hopping on a phone call by 9 a.m.,” Wood told…
We were in rock climbing class at our little liberal arts university when we heard our daughter was on her way home. My wife and I didn’t expect the timing, but rather than ask questions or wonder what to do, we snapped into action and began to prepare for our…
