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Average Salaries of College Graduates Drops by $10,000 over 8 Years

Published by Chris T on September 26th, 2012

The recent recession has hurt more than just the families who lost jobs during the time. Yes, many people were laid off as a result of budget cuts and decreased spending efforts made to keep companies alive. The resulting layoffs devastated the families affected. Another trend was happening that got lost in all the ink of companies killing off job positions. What most of America was unaware of was that our economy was also slowly suffocating our full-time employees, even when they were fully qualified graduates from college. Since 2005, average earnings per year by college graduates (with bachelor’s degrees

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Tips For a Successful Semester!

Published by Melissa L on January 9th, 2012

Now that the holidays have come to a close a large body of the population will turn their focus back to the coming semester of school. Check City wishes to welcome all students back to school this New Year. As the deadline for tuition and the need for supplies draws near, funding will come to the forefront of college students minds across the US. If you find yourself a little short this month, or just don’t want to wait until the checks come in the mail Check City can help. With services like a Title Loan and Cash Advance you

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Top 4 Tips To Survive Finals

Now that Finals are finally over. It’s time to take a look back and evaluate whether next time around things could be any less stressful and run a little smoother. Whether you are prepared or not finals are something you can’t avoid if you are part of the higher learning crowd. Since “starving students” are those facing some of the hardest times these days Check City has compiled a top 4 tips to survive finals. 1. Plan. As odd as this will seem, the first one is to plan your week around studying. People still manage to find time to

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Check City Helps College Students Save!

Published by Don M. on August 26th, 2011

The new school year is right around the corner and college students are yet again asking how they are going to survive on a ramen noodle diet. With tuition hikes, rent, textbook fees, student loans, basketball tickets, and the occasional dinner out, college just gets expensive. Some college kids have turned to extreme couponing while others are working three or four jobs to pay the bills. But there are other ways to help keep the costs of college a little bit lower this year and the stress levels a little lower. Check City offers financial services that can help  make

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College Finances 101

Published by Melissa L on August 25th, 2011

Millions of college kids are heading back to school this week and next as Fall Semester kicks off for them. While college can be full of fun parties, new friends, exciting and interesting classes, and amazing opportunities, it can also be a time of a lot of uncertainty and financial stress. The average college student these days will graduate with $20,000 worth of debt, which can be daunting and scary. But managing your finances in college doesn’t have to be all grey skies and doom. We here at Check City have thrown together some of our best advice for how

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Being Paid Not To Go To College?

Published by Don M. on June 1st, 2011

That’s right. A San Francisco tech guru just paid two dozen college aged geniuses $100,000 not to go to college for the next two years.  The catch? They spend those two years working on entrepreneurial projects they have developed in the technology field for that time. The kids, some of whom have turned down college educations at top notch schools like Princeton and Carnegie Melon, are working on a variety of projects, anything from mobile banking to new technologies for teaching children in schools to mining asteroids. Peter Thiel, the investor for the scholarship, made his millions as the co-founder

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Mike Anderson Most Likely Returning To Arkansas

Published by Tyler R. on March 23rd, 2011

Mike Anderson, currently the Mizzou head coach, will most likely be returning to Arkansas. Jeff Long, athletic director for Arkansas, is working hard to get the deal done.  The contract will most likely be for seven years, $10.85 million. Mike Anderson was the assistant coach for Arkansas for 17 years under head coach Nolan Richardson. Arkansas fired coach John Pelphrey back on March 13th, after four seasons. Mike Anderson has an impressive resume which includes an Elite Eight appearance in 2009 and a record of 111-57 in his five seasons with Missouri.  He turned down a job offer last year

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