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A College Student's Guide to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A College Student’s Guide to Coronavirus Support

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Is Your College Charging an Extra $475 COVID Fee?

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Low-Income Students Are 55% More Likely to Delay Graduation Due to COVID

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Should Students Take a Gap Year Because of COVID-19? It Depends.

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Biden’s Stimulus Proposal and Relief Plan, Explained

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How to Save Money While Attending College from Home

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Editor’s Picks

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Loans

Has the Pandemic Made It Easier to Get a Personal Loan?

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Best Debt Consolidation Loans for May 2021

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Mortgages

House Hunting During the Pandemic? 8 Ways to Win a Bidding War

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Best Refinance Mortgage Companies of 2021

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Home & Auto Insurance

A Home Insurance Guide For Multigenerational Families During Covid-19

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How COVID-19 Could Change Insurance For the Better

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Jobs

13 Finance Tips for “Broke Millennials” During COVID-19

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10 Real Work-From-Home Jobs for 2021

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Banking

More Americans Are Putting Less Money Into Their Savings Accounts Since COVID-19

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Where to Find Financial Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Credit

10 Things You Can Do to Tackle Your Debt Right Now

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How to Protect Yourself From COVID-19 Financial Scams

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Ask the Simple Dollar

12 Career Tips For the COVID-19 Economy

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12 Unconventional Ways to Save Money During the Pandemic

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7 Answers to Your Mortgage and Home Maintenance Questions

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6 Burning Questions About Retiring and Investing, Answered

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11 Family Finance Tips During the Pandemic

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11 Ways to Be a More Frugal Driver

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Trent Hamm

Founder & Columnist

Trent Hamm founded The Simple Dollar in 2006 and still writes a daily column on personal finance. He’s the author of three books published by Simon & Schuster and Financial Times Press, has contributed to Business Insider, US News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, and Lifehacker, and his financial advice has been featured in The New York Times, TIME, Forbes, The Guardian, and elsewhere.