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Get Shredded for Safety

marc.barrera — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:31:24 +0000

Identity theft is an indiscriminant crime that can affect anyone’s life regardless of age or wealth.

Next month, on March 10, in partnership with San Antonio College, Generations will hold a free Shred Day. The event will be held at the San Antonio College Empowerment Center Parking Lot at 703 Howard St. (corner Evergreen and Howard Streets).

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Need Transportation?

marc.barrera — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:09:42 +0000

For many, shopping for a vehicle ranks up there as one of the more stressful situations in life. The intimidation factor is prevalent everywhere in the process: the pushy salesman, the uncertainty of a used vehicle's condition, deciphering a stack of never-ending fine print.

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The Holiday Dilemma

marc.barrera — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:31:51 +0000

It’s that time of year once again. The time when the question that has baffled historians, philosophers and romantics for ages enters our social consciousness: Is St. Valentine’s Day a real holiday?

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Students Paying Taxes

marc.barrera — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:32:29 +0000

As a student, you probably have various streams of income from part-time jobs or grants and scholarships. Well, it’s tax season and, depending on your situation, your income could be subject to taxation.

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Mind Matters

marc.barrera — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:36 +0000

The holiday break was nice. We hope you visited with friends and family, ate some holiday meals and received some cool gifts.

But by now you may find yourself back in class trying to shake off the aftereffects of holiday gluttony and struggling to get your mind reengaged in your studies.

Fortunately, there are many things you can do to put yourself in the right state of mind.

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$aving on Textbook$

marc.barrera — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:05:14 +0000

Being a student is all about choosing priorities. Should I spend a few hours each night studying for the big test, or, party all week and cram the night before? Should I spend my last ten bucks at my local coffee shop or save it to buy dinner? And of course, the recurring new semester dilemma, should I buy new or used textbooks?

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Discounting Students

marc.barrera — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:01:03 +0000

The holidays are over and all the deep discounts are gone, right?

Wrong! Your status as a student is your key to some cool discounts. Your student ID is your pass to these discounts.

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Too Much License to Drive?

marc.barrera — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:29:28 +0000

What motivates us to pay our bills? A personal sense of responsibility? Pride in exercising our independence? Or, perhaps, fear of disconnection of service? Recently, I learned about an auto lending product being used by several credit unions in Colorado that relies on all three of these payment “motivations” to reach Generation Y members.

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Resolve to be Financially Fit

marc.barrera — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:12:37 +0000

’Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions. Sure, the mainstays will top the list as always:

     1. Lose weight
     2. Get fit
     3. Spend more time with family
     4. Get a better job

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Traditions Make the Holiday

marc.barrera — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:47:59 +0000

The holidays are all about tradition. As a child, my Christmas began with an evening gathering one week before Christmas in which my mom and all of my aunts would come together at my grandmother’s kitchen and cook hundreds of tamales.

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