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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Personal finance 101

Guests: Helaine Olen, Kristin Wong Do you have a budget, track your spending, carry too much debt, save for retir ...

Air Date: December 10, 2018 10:00 am

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Kim Cooney, director of student success at Chestnut Hill College, meets with senior Erin Crowley. After changing her major, she took extra classes so she could graduate on time. Chestnut Hill started a program this year to get more students to choose a major by sophomore year. (Saquan Stimpson for The Hechinger Report)
Education

The high cost of switching college majors

One national survey of freshmen found that about 9 percent were undecided; after they’ve picked a major, one third change their minds at least once.

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Seth Frotman, former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, poses at NPR headquarters in September. Frotman and his team reviewed thousands of complaints about the questionable practices of student loan companies. (Cameron Pollack/NPR)
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Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness is so unforgiving

This is the story of Seth Frotman, the mangling of the program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and what it says about America's student loan industry.

7 years ago

A sign outside of the Navient office
Courts & Law

Teachers union sues student loan servicer Navient

At the center of the lawsuit is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

7 years ago

United Way's JOIN Workforce Learning Community kickoff retreat at Peirce College. (Julie Zeglen/Generocity)
Money
Broke in Philly

United Way’s Job Opportunity Investment Network aims to be a national model for racial equity training

"If we're going to talk about poverty, we have to address racial disparities."

7 years ago

(Illustration by Steve Teare)
Money
Broke in Philly

The government fee that can cost poor Philadelphians their inheritance

In a city where a quarter of households earn less than $1,000 a month, many surviving family members struggle to pay off these bureaucratic fees.

7 years ago

This June 10, 2015, file photo shows a chip credit card in Philadelphia. Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law, which takes effect Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file, essentially halting anyone from opening any new credit in your name. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
Money

Credit freeze now free nationwide

Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law.

7 years ago

 Joseph M. Torsella, speaks to the crowd, after being sworn in as Treasurer of Pennsylvania, at Camp Curtin Academy in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Money

Expert: Pa. pension funds have underreported billions in payments

The funds have underreported the money paid to private equity firms by a third over the last decade. That's $3.8 billion the state didn't know about.

7 years ago

In this July 19, 2018, file photo Brendan Kennedy, (third from right in front), CEO and founder of British Columbia-based Tilray Inc., a major Canadian marijuana grower, leads cheers as confetti falls to celebrate his company's IPO (TLRY) at Nasdaq in New York. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo, File)
Money

It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street

Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street.

7 years ago

With nothing in its rainy day fund and a budget surplus of just 2 percent, New Jersey is ill prepared for the next financial crisis, according to new analyses. (AP Photo)
Money

New Jersey unprepared for next economic downturn, say ratings agencies

The state has a budget surplus of about 2 percent, and its rainy day fund in empty.

7 years ago

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NPR
Health

Insulin’s high cost leads to lethal rationing

Insulin is an unlikely symbol of America's problem with rising prescription costs.

7 years ago

Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his home on April 2, 2017. A neighbor rushed him to the nearby emergency room at St. David's Medical Center, which wasn't in the school district's health plan. (Callie Richmond/KHN)
NPR
Health

His $109K heart attack bill is now down to $332 after NPR told his story

The story of Drew Calver was first reported by NPR and Kaiser Health News on Monday as part of the "Bill of the Month" series.

7 years ago

If employers pay for workers' time during their commutes, it could bring
NPR
Money

Emailing on your commute? That’s work, a new study says

"If travel time were to count as work time, there would be many social and economic impacts."

7 years ago

This file photo shows the short form for the federal Affordable Care Act application. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Money

Final Delaware ACA rate increase approved

Delaware residents with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will be hit with 3 percent rate increases next year.

7 years ago

(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
Community

The high cost of being broke: Diapers

For single mom Sheri Milton, getting basic necessities for her three children, a four year-old son and one-year-old twin daughters, can b ...

7 years ago

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