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10 Tips to Maintain Your Sanity During Finals

Posted July 11, 2008 - 8:00am by Staci and Barbara

At times I find myself longing to be in a classroom rather than a cubicle. Then the end of the semester rolls around—finals week!—and the feeling dissipates.

During eight rounds of exams, I picked up a couple of studying tricks and some methods to keep the "finals crazies" at bay. Here are some tips that helped me (and some that I learned from my own mistakes):

1. Embrace the anxiety. You're going to be nervous, that's a given. Acknowledge that. Use it to your advantage—a little bit of nerves can be huge motivation to study. Just don't let your nerves overtake you.

The Importance of On-Time Payments

Posted July 11, 2008 - 7:53am by Staci and Barbara

I'm usually a stickler for punctuality.  Since I became an independent adult, my promptness has carried over into my finances.

When it comes to repaying student loans, borrowers should be conscious of their punctuality, too. You can be rewarded for on-time payments, but paying late can put you in a messy situation. To get more info on student loan repayment, I enlisted the help of my colleague Phil DeGroot, who works with Wells Fargo borrowers who are currently in repayment.  Here's what I learned:

Why does it matter if I pay on time?

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