http://collegecandy.com/2009/08/19/the-5-questions-we-ask-everyone-financial-expert-lisa-serwin/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://collegecandy.com/2009/08/19/the-5-questions-we-ask-everyone-financial-expert-lisa-serwin/#comment-152107 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:14:22 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=38276#comment-152107 [...] Balancing a Budget: In college “balancing a budget” meant calling my parents and asking for more money. Now that I am in the real world, my parents [...]

]]> http://collegecandy.com/2009/08/19/the-5-questions-we-ask-everyone-financial-expert-lisa-serwin/#comment-73077 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:01:31 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=38276#comment-73077 [...] if those ‘Dummies’ books aren’t for you, definitely pick up ‘So Many Shoes, So Little Money,’ by Lisa Erwin. It will totally speak to you and your personal financial needs post [...]

]]> http://collegecandy.com/2009/08/19/the-5-questions-we-ask-everyone-financial-expert-lisa-serwin/#comment-51163 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:15:37 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=38276#comment-51163 Wonderful article. I wish I had access to this a couple of years ago when I was 18 and fresh out of high school. I left for school and immediately got two store credit cards and a another with a $3000.00 limit. They were maxed out by the end of freshman year and I couldn't afford to pay the balances. My credit rating took a serious hit and it took me a very long time to pay them off. I think college students should stay away from credit cards all together. There isn't enough income to justify having three shiny plastic cards in your wallet.

]]> http://collegecandy.com/2009/08/19/the-5-questions-we-ask-everyone-financial-expert-lisa-serwin/#comment-50103 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:41:37 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=38276#comment-50103 This is a great article. From experience I can tell you credit cards are bad. I was always very responsible with my money, I had budgets and Excel spreadsheets and I didn’t quite believe the hype that credit cards are trouble. When I got a $3,000 credit card bill and had no idea how I’d let it get so high, I realized that little plastic card takes a lot of determination to handle. It’s taken me almost two years to get that debt back under control. I’m just glad I learned my lesson in college and not after graduation when I’ll be paying college loans back as well.

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