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What Is The PSLF Buyback Program?

What Is The PSLF Buyback Program?

The PSLF Buyback Program lets you make retroactive payments for certain months that do not otherwise count toward the 120-payment requirement for for…

Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Changing: What To Know

Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Changing: What To Know

Student loan borrowers will move to IBR or RAP student loan repayment plans under new law. The post Student Loan Repayment Plans Are Changing: What T…

What to Do About the Vanguard Automated Cost Basis Email

What to Do About the Vanguard Automated Cost Basis Email

Have you received an email from Vanguard asking you to choose the cost basis method in your account? Here's what it means and what to do. The post Wh…

Happy Triple Paycheck Month!

Happy Triple Paycheck Month!

From all of us at FAANG FIRE, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a heartfelt Happy Triple Paycheck Month.

How Setting the Right Rent Can Make or Break Your Property Investment

How Setting the Right Rent Can Make or Break Your Property Investment

This article is presented by Avail. As a landlord, you’ve probably heard it countless times: Setting the right rent price is critical. Price it…

Mom-and-Pop Investors Are Investing at Higher Rates—Here’s Where They’re Buying

Mom-and-Pop Investors Are Investing at Higher Rates—Here’s Where They’re Buying

You snooze, you lose: That’s the message real estate investors have adopted in the current housing market. While homebuyers are sitting on the fence,…

Best Student Loans And Current Rates In August 2025

Best Student Loans And Current Rates In August 2025

Here's our guide to help you find the best student loans and rates so that you can get the best interest rate on your student loans. The post Best St…

The Shocking Power Of Getting A Different Perspective

The Shocking Power Of Getting A Different Perspective

Since starting Financial Samurai in 2009, I've encouraged folks to keep an open mind and embrace as many different perspectives as possible. So often…

High DTI (Debt-to-Income)? How to Still Buy Rentals (Rookie Reply)

High DTI (Debt-to-Income)? How to Still Buy Rentals (Rookie Reply)

Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Ashley Kehr and Tony J Robinson answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook…

Late Starter’s Guide to Real Estate (Start in Your 40s!)

Late Starter’s Guide to Real Estate (Start in Your 40s!)

Is it too late to invest in real estate if you’re in your 30s, 40s, or 50s? No! Today, we’re giving you the exact blueprint to retire in 10-15 years,…

EarnStar Review: Can You Really Make Money Taking Surveys and Playing Games?

EarnStar Review: Can You Really Make Money Taking Surveys and Playing Games?

EarnStar pays you to play games, download apps, and answer online surveys. Learn what I think of this site in my EarnStar Review. I recently gave a n…

Congress Stock Trading Ban Bill Moves Ahead

Congress Stock Trading Ban Bill Moves Ahead

Senate advances HONEST Act to ban stock trading by lawmakers, with a carveout for Trump and Vance. The post Congress Stock Trading Ban Bill Moves Ahe…

How To Make A College List: Finding Academic and Financial Fit

How To Make A College List: Finding Academic and Financial Fit

How to make a college list: find financial and academic fit when you apply to college and how to decide what schools to apply to. The post How To Mak…

How Complicated Should Investing Be? – Episode 1,017 (Bestie)

How Complicated Should Investing Be? – Episode 1,017 (Bestie)

Have you ever renovated a home? If so, then you remember all of the decisions that you had to make that initially were a lot of fun. Paint colors, li…

Best Parent Student Loans For College

Best Parent Student Loans For College

We break down the best college loans for parents, including parent student loans. Look at your options as well as some alternatives. The post Best Pa…

Best High-Yield Savings Accounts In August 2025

Best High-Yield Savings Accounts In August 2025

We break down the best high yield savings accounts for 2025 so that you can earn the highest interest on your money easily. The post Best High-Yield …

Business Education is Broken. Here’s How to Fix it

Business Education is Broken. Here’s How to Fix it

A practical framework for fixing one of the most expensive things you'll ever pay for... The post Business Education is Broken. Here’s How to Fix it …

A Perfectly Executed Probate Still Took 8 Months

A Perfectly Executed Probate Still Took 8 Months

Even in the best of times, a probate case in California is still going to take a minimum of eight months. Is there a way to get around that? The post…

New Stimulus Checks? What To Know About The $600 Tariff Rebate Checks

New Stimulus Checks? What To Know About The $600 Tariff Rebate Checks

A new bill could send $600 checks to Americans using tariff revenue. Find out if you qualify. The post New Stimulus Checks? What To Know About The $6…

7 Million Student Loan Borrowers Will Start Seeing Interest Resume Tomorrow

7 Million Student Loan Borrowers Will Start Seeing Interest Resume Tomorrow

Interest resumes August 1 for nearly 7M student loan borrowers under SAVE, despite delays to change repayment plans. No payments are due yet. The pos…