WalletHub, a social media company that allows people to search for and compare financial products and other personal lifestyle decisions, features the advice that Scripps College’s Patrick Moore, director of financial aid, gives to college students about how to manage their financial health while in college. For example, a student loan–when used correctly and managed properly–can be a good way to cultivate important money-management habits that will help a student over her lifetime, as can setting short-term and long-term financial goals while in school.
