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A new report from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) finds that President Biden’s latest student debt handout plan combined with previously announced policies will cost between $870 billion and $1.4 trillion if implemented. “That’s more than all federal spending on higher education over the nation’s entire…

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Our elders love their independence, for the most part. Perhaps over time, their chronic health conditions start to erode their abilities to do some things independently. In the absence of a sudden event, like a fall, the slow decline in physical ability may not be obvious when family visit their…

Borrowing money to go to college has closed the door on many major life milestones, including completing a degree program, for most student loan borrowers, a recent Gallup survey said.  Overall, 71% of student loan borrowers who are currently enrolled college students or previously enrolled students who dropped out of…

The daughter of a client called me because she was concerned about how much her mother paid for cataract surgery. She has a Medicare supplement, met her deductible and there shouldn’t be any bills. What is going on? As a nursing student, I cared for several cataract patients. They were…

Mortgage rates climbed again this week, exacerbating the home affordability crisis that is stifling the housing market. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 7.22% this week from 7.17% last week. The average rate on a…

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