How to Decorate Your Space For Halloween On A Budget
While Halloween is a time for candy and costumes, it’s also where we spend money. Here's a few ways to trick out your space, even on a college student budget.
Like everything else, budgeting takes time, practice and patience as you learn to manage your monthly bills and expenses like rent, gas, groceries, school supplies, and parking permits, while still enjoying your college experience. Fortunately, Ascent has resources out there to help you start to manage your money better and set yourself up for financial success even after you graduate.
Ascent is committed to helping students beyond just a student loan. We encourage every student to be forward-thinking about each penny they spend so they grow from a college student just starting out to a financially savvy graduate ready to take on the world. We’ve pulled together our best videos and blog posts to support you on your journey to financial wellness and learn how to budget.
While Halloween is a time for candy and costumes, it’s also where we spend money. Here's a few ways to trick out your space, even on a college student budget.
Over half of students overborrow during their time in college. Check out these helpful tips to avoid overborrowing student loans.
Whether you’re planning for a staycation or an adventure a little farther away, these tips can help inspire you to have fun this summer.
From tuition to housing, and those pricey textbooks, the list seems never-ending. But, did you know you could get some discounts just by being a student?
Even before coronavirus, we asked students to share how they make their paychecks last longer to pay for school-related expenses.
The holidays are a time to focus on family and friends; don't let eating healthy on a budget during the holidays fall this year. Read more here.
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We explore some of the ways that college students can celebrate Valentine’s Day affordably—while still making it a holiday to remember!
Between all the gifts for loved ones and the costs incurred to go visit them, it’s easy for our budgets to feel the crunch of the holiday season. Let’s look at some of the ways you can save money during the holidays, so you can afford to stay on track while the celebrations are underway.
If you can stick to your budget under the stress of finals and midterms, you’ll be prepared to face future challenges in life with a level head. Let’s look at why sticking to a budget is so important during crunch time and check out some tips on how to stay on track when classes get tough.
The price of college can go beyond just tuition—living expenses and additional school costs can really add up. Quickly. This is why brushing up on some financial education tools can go a very long way when it comes to managing your college-related expenses.
We’re giving away a $10,000 student scholarship this summer! Earn $10,000 toward your college education – starting June 20th to September 2nd. No essay required! Enter for your chance to win at AscentFunding.com/scholarships/summer-of-success
We’re giving away a $1,000 student scholarship every month. Enter for your chance to win our Shining Stars Scholarship – no essay required
Earn money with Ascent’s Refer a Friend Program to help cover the cost of college and other expenses. You can earn an Amazon.com Gift Card1 for each friend you refer, and your friends get paid, too! Learn more and start referring today.
Ascent Rewards is an easy cash back program designed to help you earn cash from making purchases at over 60,000+ of your favorite stores. You can accumulate cash rewards and make payments with Ascent Rewards. *
If you choose to fund your education with an Ascent Student loan, you can apply to get 1% Cash Back on the principle loan amount at graduation. See full details.
Our Guide to Paying for College has key dates and tips to help you master the complicated and ever-changing world of financial aid. Download your free copy now.
See how your major and college choices measure up – Ascent’s Bright Futures™ Engine powers students to evaluate the return of their educational investment by comparing the expected salary with the cost of attendance.
Chipper is a loan management app that encourages you to tackle debt in a smarter way by rounding up your purchases to the nearest dollar and applying those extra cents to your highest loan amount each week.
ChangEd securely links to your credit and debit cards, then rounds purchases to the next dollar and sends that extra change to the loan servicer.
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