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Research from MIT’s School Effectiveness & Inequality Initiative found making college more affordable cut dropout rates and boosted degree attainment.

A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can’t stay within their budgets.

Finances can be a stressor, regardless of tax bracket. Here are tips for making better money decisions.

Johann Hari knows that mental health is really a social issue.

More frequent sex has been linked with higher income rates, according to a 2013 study.

Is obsessive shopping a compulsion, an addiction, or both?

How reframing your emotions and changing your daily behavior can help you save money.

Millennial income did not recover from the Great Recession like older generations’, a disparity that can have dire consequences for future generations.

Her plan to abolish most student debt has been put before Congress. But does it have any chance of passing?

There are many reasons the student debt crisis is what it is, a few of them can be traced back to good ol’ Uncle Joe.

On the first episode of The Portal, Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel discuss the future of education.

Just when you thought the student loan crisis couldn’t get any worse.

The real Game of Thrones might be who best leverages the hit HBO show to shape political narratives.

A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?

Having these financial life skills can help you navigate challenging economic environments.

Americans lost $116.9 billion gambling in 2016.

Dear millennials. Ask for a raise. Every single year.

The sharp drop-off in world trade growth is a major risk in the coming year.

Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?

Does money, even when borrowed, make us happier – or does the state of owing money add to our dissatisfaction and stress?

Student loan debt is exploding in the U.S. That’s at least how New York Governor Andrew Cuomo characterized it while recently unveiling a set of measures to alleviate the burdens of debt in New York.

Here’s how the government improves your life without you knowing it.

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It takes four dollars of debt to create a single dollar of GDP growth in China. For context, at the peak of the GFC in 2008 it was taking three dollars of debt to create a dollar of GDP growth in the U.S. China has received the kiss of debt, says Ruchir Sharma.

Swiping a bank card and Venmo-ing your friends has made money more abstract than ever – and therefore so much easier to thoughtlessly spend. A proposed new tech device would make cash-free purchases tactile again.