Business owners are struggling to cope with the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. If you’re a practice owner, such as a dentist, vet, optometrist, or lawyer, know that you’re not …
2021 Tax Deduction Guide for Lawyers
If you have your own law practice, the costs can quickly add up — everything from leasing your office to traveling to court to building your law reference library. But you can strategically use these …
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Is Law School Worth It?
When people think “lawyer”, they think, “Wow! They must make a nice living!” But does it actually make it a good financial choice? First of all, it might surprise you to know that the average …
7 Ways to Pay for Grad School Without Taking on a Ton of Student Debt
According to Student Loan Planner®’s Student Debt Statistics page, 65% of students will graduate with student loans. So, it’s clear that all college degrees can be expensive. But the data also clearly …
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How Future Lawyers Financing Their Education Can Prepare For Lingering Loans
This essay is from a finalist for the 2019 Student Loan Planner® Scholarship. I’ll never forget the first gathering for the incoming 1L class. Coordinated by some of our more extroverted …
Balancing Test
This essay is from a winner of the 2019 Student Loan Planner® Scholarship. Within a month of his passing in 2011 from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, my younger brother by 14 months, John, told …