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How I travel-hacked a college tour and saved $3,000

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Feb 09, 2020 5:19 am - Amtrak's "buy one, get one" spring sale got me started. My teenage daughter and I had used a similar two-for-one deal last year to take an overnight train trip from Los ...
Workers are forming unions at nonprofits and think tanks. Their bosses aren't always happy.

Eli Rosenberg The Washington Post
Feb 09, 2020 5:15 am - The idea to unionize took shape last summer. And it didn't happen at a big company, school or hospital, but a more unexpected place: a small nonprofit organization. Empl...
Study: Community college students could be charged more for loans

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post
Feb 09, 2020 5:13 am - Two college students. Same credit profile. Same $10,000 loan. Same bank. The only difference is one attends a community college, while the other is enrolled at a four-ye...
Should your student loans and your spouse's get hitched?

By RYAN LANE of NerdWallet
Feb 09, 2020 5:10 am - You can save money by refinancing student loans, but not everyone qualifies. If your better half has a better financial profile, you can share the benefits of refinancin...
Interest rates, consumers will keep economy growing this year, expert says

By Rich Klicki
Feb 05, 2020 12:00 am - All signs point to a continuation of economic growth in the U.S. this year, although the margin for change is thinner than before, an economic expert told suburban busin...
Millennium Bank receives chamber award

Feb 05, 2020 12:00 am - DES PLAINES — Millennium Bank, a minority owned community bank, recently received the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce Community Enhancement Award during the Mayor's Annu...
Great Lakes Credit Union honored for aiding low-income customers

Feb 03, 2020 12:00 am - BANNOCKBURN - Great Lakes Credit Union was recently honored by the National Credit Union Association as a certified Low Income Designated credit union. With more than 5...
Recession jitters and your finances: How to insulate yourself from the next downturn

By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet.
Feb 02, 2020 5:22 am - Even just talk of a possible recession can trigger anxiety for anyone who associates it with the major economic downturn of a dozen years ago. But history doesn't always...
Retirees' top money regrets

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet
Feb 02, 2020 5:18 am - In a previous column, I detailed retirees' biggest lifestyle regrets, such as not traveling more before their health gave out and not communicating clearly with a partne...
Is chasing the highest savings rate worth it?

By SPENCER TIERNEY of NerdWallet
Feb 02, 2020 5:10 am - Last year, Peter Hsiao learned about high-yield savings accounts from his friend, and within a week, he had opened one. His rate was above 2%. High-yield savings account...

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