Expert offers tips for financial wellness in 2025

Erin Cox, an associate Extension specialist for Family and Community Economics for Virginia Cooperative Extension, has some tips to help consumers reduce personal debt and make positive personal finance changes in the new year. Create a plan, make a budget, and stick to it. “Health and financial well-being go hand in hand. Don’t have a passive relationship with your finances.

Student debt cancellation is a win-win

President Biden’s plan to forgive between $10,000 and $20,000 of student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year is actually a win-win scenario, according to Daniel McKeever, assistant professor in the School of Management at Binghamton University,…

Expert: Want to avoid drowning in COVID-19 debt? Try an installment plan

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a heavy financial burden on many Americans. To avoid spiraling into debt, you could take advantage of installment plans, says Subimal Chatterjee, distinguished teaching professor at the School of Management at Binghamton University, State University…