Helpful Articles

These articles may be helpful to new or current University students and people looking at housing options.

1. Roth IRAs for Kids
         Starting to save for retirement now pays off.

2. Financial Tips For Credit Card-Smart College Freshmen
         Avoiding getting into trouble with credit cards is surprisingly easy.

3. A Soaring Housing Market: College Apartments
         How to play the boom in upscale student housing.

4. 4 ways to handle overdue student debt
         Strategies for dealing with overdue student debt.

5. Drive Trumps Talent
         What do you need to succeed? Work ethic is most important.

6. ‘Upscale’ complexes paradox to college life
         High-priced loft-style apartments near campus are unrealistic for
         college students.

7. Sweat the Small Stuff
         College students sometimes learn the hard way that paying with
         plastic eventually means real money out of their pockets – and
         it adds up fast.

8. Conduct code faces changes
         The University of Minnesota student code of conduct may extend
         off-campus.

9. Binge Drinking By College Students
         Binge drinking is one of the most serious problems on college
         campuses today.