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Practical Housewarming Gifts for Newlywed Couples & College Students

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Looking for practical housewarming gifts for a newlywed couple or new homeowners? Here's what I suggest! We went to my niece Samantha's wedding last summer and decided to give her a fun wedding present! We ended up gifting her a fun "Choose Your Own Adventure" Wedding Gift which she said was one of their favorites and made them laugh. But ...

The Surprising Way We Paid Off Debt and Escaped Poverty {While Still Earning Degrees}

This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When we got married, my husband and I didn't have much more than some basic pieces of furniture and a roof over our head. ...

How Non-Traditional College Students are Making Ends Meet

Chances are high that you or someone you know is in a similar situation as I am in: a college student who is earning degrees later in life with a family in tow. As non-traditional students we’re out there seeking educational advancement: degrees, certificates, training, courses, professional development and the like. In the U.S.A, a place where ...

5 Useful but Overlooked Back to School Items for College Students

At 36 years of age, I'm still in school, though working on my PhD. Despite plenty of success academically, I still have anxiety dreams before a new school year begins. I dream I didn’t go to class all semester and now need to take a final exam that I cannot read. I wake up with a bit of fear and stress, but it quickly washes away as I laugh it off ...

5 Ways to Support Your Husband Going Back to School

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #JustACallAway #CollectiveBias Whenever your spouse wants to go back to school, it's not an isolated decision - it affects your whole family. My husband has not only gone back to school for a Master's Degree, but is currently working on ...

Real Ways Your Child Can Escape Student Loans and Graduate Debt Free

A college degree seems to be one of those stepping stones in life, something needed to ensure employment even in entry level positions. The bachelor's degree is the new Associates Degree, and despite the ever-growing number of people attending college, the costs of a college education, not to mention the costs of living, keep going up higher every ...

Fatherhood and Education: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too

Today I am welcoming a very special guest writer to What's up Fagans? - My husband Joshua. He's the guy behind the scenes, the man I love, and the father of my children. And today he's explaining, in his own words, our family's decision for him to pursue fatherhood and education at the same time, despite the finances, hardships, and sometimes ...

Late-Night College Snacks and the Amazon Wish List

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community and have been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for #CollectiveBias & #AmazonWishList #AmazonHasIt College feels like it was forever ago. Like forever. It's such a far distant removed part of my life now that I am a mom to three kids. But, did you know I ...

10 Ways to Save Money During College

This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser #Phones4School. All opinions are mine alone and affiliate links are used. My husband just started his doctoral degree program and I couldn't be more thrilled for him. He'll be busy this semester for sure, with three classes, seminars to attend, and math labs to teach. ...

I’ve Been Spoiled as a Graduate Spouse

Even though my husband has been a graduate student the last two years, I have been spoiled as a graduate spouse. His schedule may have meant some long days, but those long days were usually followed by slow days, days at home with me and the kids. He purposefully tried to have his classes - both those he taught and attended - on the same two or ...