College
When undergraduate college students choose their majors, there can be several factors that go into their decisions.But if maximizing one’s future earnings is high on their priority list, some areas of study have a better track record than others.A New York Fed analysis of 2023 American Community Survey data found…
As the famous lyrics “school’s out for summer” play over and over in my head, that sense of elation has quickly been replaced by anxiety, worry, and even a touch of dread. After months of my husband and I roaming a quiet house, the dynamic quickly changed when our two…
Like many pandemic graduates, my young adult life started not with a bang, but with a whimper.There was no big celebration, just a diploma picked up from the school office and a new job as an associate editor at a Charlotte-based digital media company.I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in December…
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…
