One-year college classes ideal for new career

Brianna Elliott of Grand Blanc picks out her classes at the Mott Community College Southern Lakes Branch campus on Thompson Road in Fenton Township Tuesday afternoon.

Record-low rates spur boom in refinancing

For anyone under the age of 57, mortgage rates are now the lowest they've been during your life. This fact isn't lost on a growing number of homeowners who have started a new wave of refinancings.

7 strategies to avoid the college debt trap

Is it worth it to pay $200,000 for a liberal arts education, especially if it means taking out loans? One of my 20-something Kiplinger colleagues answers bluntly: "If I had realized how much debt I was getting into, I would have gone to my state school instead of an expensive private college." Finance - United States - Education - Colleges and Universities - Government

Six tips for students with a summer job

Schoolâs out and many students now have a summer job. Some students may not realize they have to pay taxes on their summer income. Here are the six things the IRS wants everyone to know about income earned while working a summer job.

By Todd Martin Special to the Daily Herald

Real world math lessons don't get much more "real world" than this one. At Patterson Middle School, eighth-grade math teacher Roger Barker asked the construction foreman working next door if he would consider talking to his students about math used on his job.