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Lacking legitimate competition, the hotel industry has gone unrivaled for decades. Revolutionizing the business would be like reinventing the wheel; the hotel is a simple, yet practical concept that has worked since the Roman Empire. Leave it to the technology of the 21st century to finally develop an idea that can challenge the hotel monopoly. […]
Buying your first home can be an incredibly exciting time, but it can also be a stressful process that creates serious long term consequences. Of course, consequences are not one-way and can either be good or bad. If you purchase a home in a great neighborhood, you can provide your children with safety, a rewarding […]
The jackets have slowly been coming off and shorts are beginning to make their way back into weekly wardrobes. The weather is slowly turning for the better and summer is right around the corner. Friends and co-workers are planning tee times and runners are back on the road. The summer is just 2 months away. […]
Can you Venmo me later? Over the last few years mobile payments have surged in popularity. Growing access to smartphone technology has made sending and receiving funds incredibly easy. And as a whole, consumers have started to embrace the benefits of financial technology. At LendEDU, our team almost exclusively uses Venmo and we are not […]
Credit card interest rates are on the rise. As of April 2017, the average annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards is 15.72 percent. That’s up half of a percent from six months ago according to CreditCards.com, and the trend is up for near term rates. If you carry a balance on your credit card with an APR at […]
When it comes to saving money, the best way to do so is to create a budget and stick to it, but tracking what you spend can be time-consuming. While a lot of personal finance experts suggest you carry a notebook around and write down everything you spend money on, who has the time? Rather then […]
Although vinyl records are making a comeback amongst trendy millennials and nostalgic baby boomers, their days of mainstream popularity are long over. To that end, audio cassettes and CDs have been archaic music mediums for quite some time. Today, the music marketplace is dominated by on-demand music streaming services. There is one in particular that […]
Ever increasingly, college students are mired by student debt long after receiving their diplomas. For most, student loan payments have become another monthly expenditure that eats away at earnings, similar to a rent, electric, or water bill. How big has the student loan debt crisis become? A few student loan debt statistics can paint a pretty bleak […]
Even though college today can be largely associated with the troubles of student loan debt, a college education is still on the radar of many aspiring students. In fact, it is generally accepted that a college degree is an absolute necessity in the modern working world. It’s understandably justified. According to the National Center for Education […]
Starting as a DVD sales and rental company in 1997 and then introducing their streaming media platform in 2007, Netflix has enjoyed a methodical rise to dominance in the entertainment industry. According to new data licensed by LendEDU, Netflix continues to be the clear leader in online streaming, but is hurting in one key performance […]