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They say necessity is the mother of invention. But for the young entrepreneurs behind WePay.com, necessity looked less maternal--and more like a confusing mishmash of cash and checks as they tried to collect money from friends to cover a bachelor-party tab. Their solution--a group payment epiphany...

As costs rise for tuition, books and dorm-living, you'd think students would want to spend less on everything else. Think again. According to a 2010 report, the nearly 16 million college students who fill campuses this academic year will each drop about $361 more than last year in discretionary...

You researched what college to attend. You research term papers every semester. You even look up that cute History 101 classmate on Facebook before making your move. So why wouldn't you research a charity before donating your hard-earned money this holiday season? Doing your homework before writing...

Creating your first budget after graduating from college doesn't have to be a strain. As our expert Manisha Thakor shows, managing your cash isn't about the budgeting blues, but following your joy. "When I look back at my career, it is very clear to me that the No. 1 thing I did right financially...

For most college students, mid-November means cramming for finals and cranking out semester-end essays. But for those money-smart students who leave the library long enough to hit the mall, Black Friday sales afford the opportunity to buy stuff you'd get anyway, only much, much cheaper. Even...

When personal finance author Farnoosh Torabi recently spoke with students at Penn State, her alma mater, a young woman asked for her best advice on the elephant in the room -- student loans. "I said, 'Well let me ask you a question,'" Torabi later recounted. "'Do you know how much you're going to...

If law school tuition can cost more than $150,000 and the legal services profession lost 17,200 jobs between July 2009 and 2010, is investing in a law degree still worth the expense? Actually, yes, according to three legal education experts who spoke to Money College about law school financial aid....

For students dreaming of winning the cross-cultural holy grail that is the Fulbright scholarship – thus earning the fully-funded opportunity to research or teach overseas – there's good news and there's some tough news. "The good news about the Fulbright is you can do whatever you...

If you're a college-aged twentysomething like me, you've probably heard the phrase "going green" so many times these past few years that it seems more of a hollow catchphrase than a rallying cry. And though it'd be nice to buy new biodegradable pens, they can cost $6 for a four-pack: and damn, you...

On Earth Day in 1970, months before the Environmental Protection Agency existed, a group of eco-minded students at the University of Colorado at Boulder started something big -- and green. More than 40 years later, CU's Environmental Center has grown to employ more than 100 students, operate a...