Making payments on your student loans via credit card may sound like a bad idea, and that’s because it is — at least in most cases. In fact, the U.S. Department of the Treasury prohibits student loan servicers from allowing credit card payments directly.

That said, there are other ways to make payments on your student loans using a credit card, and some of these ways allow you to earn credit card rewards along the way.

In fact, Bilt just announced that you can redeem their credit card rewards points towards your student loans.

Before you do, carefully consider the costs associated with the payment method and whether the benefit you gain is worth it.

Work study is a form of financial aid that can allow you to earn money on campus to pay for your college expenses. However, we like to call work study "fake aid", because it's not that helpful to actually pay for college expenses - and you'll see why below.

Working part-time during your college career is a great way to cover your living expenses, avoid some amount of student loan debt, and gain skills as an undergraduate.

One way to keep a part-time job during your undergraduate, graduate, or professional school career is through the Federal Work-Study program. The Federal Work-Study program provides part-time jobs to students demonstrating financial need.

The income from Federal Work-Study jobs is taxable, but is exempt from Social Security taxes (known as FICA). Here’s what you need to know about the Federal Work-Study program.

A breakdown of the Fed Funds rate and why it matters.

So you want to start an online business that will allow you to make money from anywhere? You’ve stumbled on the right post! In today’s post, we’ll discuss 15 lucrative business ideas that will help you make money from anywhere.

Most of these business ideas don’t require a lot of capital. You can even start some of them absolutely free. With dedication and drive, you can make serious money with any of these business ideas.

Ready? Let’s dive in.

Does your spouse owe past-due taxes, late child support, alimony payments, or have delinquent Federal student loan debt? If so, all of the money from your joint tax return could be garnished to meet those obligations.

But as a married person filing jointly, you have some recourse against this. You can file IRS Form 8379: Injured Spouse Allocation. This form allows the injured spouse (that is the person who doesn’t owe the payment) to get a certain portion of the refund back. Read on to learn how it works.

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As a culture, we are becoming more productive with our time, and less wasteful of our money.

For example, hundreds of thousands of folks across make money off of Airbnb. If you have a spare room -- why not make a couple extra bucks by making it available for people to use? Why watch TV (and spend money on cable), when you could be making money on Fiverr or TaskRabbit?

We’re partnering with Turo to show you a way to make the most of your time and idle assets to earn more money. Turo is a marketplace where you can share your car and make an average of $500 per month, or in the case of a graduate student named Kayla, who we spoke with for this piece, easily make between $600 and $900 per month.

Check out Turo here and see what it’s all about >>