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  • $1,500 credit limit. What else is there to say?

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    Steve Chiotakis

    Co-Host, Marketplace Morning Report

  • Worked her way through school with the help of two handy tips.

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    Deborah Clark

    Senior Producer, Marketplace Money
    • Favorite song from college:
      "One Big Lie" by The Mr. T. Experience

  • Learned how to handle bills by watching her parents.

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    Jennifer Collins

    Associate Producer, Marketplace Morning Report

  • Didn't make the direct correlation between his ATM and checking account.

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    Kai Ryssdal

    Marketplace Host and Senior Editor

  • Learned her credit card lessons early on and hasn't had debt for over a decade.

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    Amy Scott

    New York Bureau Chief

  • Broke her budget trying to fit in with the fashionista girls.

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    Eve Troeh

    Assistant Producer, Marketplace Money

  • Had trouble splitting grocery bill because her gourmet roommate kept splurging on cumin.

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    Stacey Vanek-Smith

    Senior Reporter

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  • By Homero Vazquez

    From Sacramento, CA, 10/21/2009

    I am a blind 27-year-old individual who is currently attending college and I myself am in a bit of debt. I applied for a credit card because I needed to buy something that was quite pricy. And, believe it or not, now that I'm by myself in the world, I'm just starting to realize the value of money. I guess that happens when you've been getting SSI all your life. There have been times where I have had to learn the hard way that money is not something to let go just any old way! Great show! Keep, it, going!

    By Jackie Regner

    From Cincinnati, OH, 09/02/2009

    I love the stories, after listening to Rico's I guess there is still hope for my son

    By Riz Sohel

    From Fairfax, VA, 08/28/2009

    Hi,

    My name is Riz and I am a big fan of Marketplace, specially for the afternoon one. Listening to Kai Ryssdal all the time I was trying to picture him how he would look like. It seemed to me he would look like Steve Chiotakis’s and guess I was wrong. But it is good to my favorite person and add a picture to that voice. Thank you and keep up the good work.

    Thanks,
    Riz

    By Ned D

    08/21/2009

    Good lord, such a small amount of cumin goes such a long way. I think I used the same container of cumin all through college and I took it from my parents kitchen, allong with the chili powder and a few other things.

    By Justin Schmidt

    From Spokane, WA, 08/19/2009

    Wonderful stories of early lessons on money. I'd love to see current pictures juxtaposed with the college pictures.

    By Jennifer Harris

    From Derby, KS, 08/17/2009

    I think it's hilarious that Eve broke her budget trying to fit in with the fashionista girls, yet she is wearing a sweatshirt in her professional college photo. :)

    By Lynn Cerra

    From Wayzata, MN, 08/16/2009

    We really believe a part of our job as parents is to prepare our son for his financial future. So..he got an allowance early, knew what he had to save for college (and got a job...), got a debt card and checking account as a sophomore, and now as a senior in high school, just got a credit card. He balances his check book monthly, has learned about credit, and now feels 'it's not real money' unless he pays in cash. Not a bad way to live, huh??!

    By Stephanie Boykin

    From St. Louis, MO, 08/14/2009

    It was fun listening to what amounts to a rich and interesting variety of collegiate money blunders. I, too, took part in such madness as a 20 year old Airman who had joined the Air Force only 2 years before. My first credit card provided me with a $500. limit. I spent $250. within the first 3 days and ran it up to $625. before the week had ended. When I tried to rent a car on day 8, the car rental representative confiscated my credit card and cut it in half right in front of me. Of course that's when the credit cards could not readily prevent you from going over your limit and when they would reward company representatives with $50. for every overcharged credit cards they confiscated. This occurred during the mid-80s. Eventually, I paid my outstanding balance and came out of that experience a lot smarter.

    By R D

    08/14/2009

    this is insipid. why should I care?

    By steve bauer

    From Denton, TX, 08/14/2009

    Its interesting to see some common ground in "fav song's" I'm curious if this offeritory hymm of college economic wake up calls is worth expanding onto a repeated article showing what the "cost was like in "X" year/decade, then the next decade on average, etc... then, what it is now?"
    Maybe in comparing to "today's dollars"?

    I know the near-decade I spent at WWW.UNT.EDU wasn't cheap - I'm still paying off the loans. (grumbles at the fact I didn't qualify for grants because I said "I DO." to uncle Sam and that nullified my shot at nearly 95% of all grants out there....) Oops sorry for the tangent-rant.

    shade and sweetwater,
    steve bauer

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