Finding Your Way Through the Student Loan Maze
On our recent Level Up podcast, we sat down with Sean Lenderink, founder of Smart Loan Aid, to dig into a side of the student…
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The Wave of Student Loan Defaults Is Here
On a recent episode of the Level Up podcast, we sat down with Sean Lenderink, founder of Smart Loan Aid, to talk about one of…
Level Up – Episode 13: Jack Corlis & Michelle Joyce Lead Towson’s Innovative Trades Program
In this episode of Level Up, we explore how Towson University is pioneering a new model of learning that blends skills, academic opportunity, and future-proof…
Dealing With Debt to Offer its Members TransUnion Credit Monitoring and Identity Protection Benefit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baltimore, MD – September 22, 2025 — Dealing With Debt (DWD), a nonprofit financial education and social platform, today announced…
Level Up – Episode 12: Rep. Karen Alzate Recaps Her Legislative Victory Against Predatory Lending in Rhode Island
In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Karen Alzate to discuss her newly passed bill regulating payday lending in Rhode Island. She breaks down…
Level Up – Episode 11: A Conversation with Jonas Sheckler, Asst Dir of Financial Wellbeing at Towson University
At the moment, you won’t find many universities with dedicated resources for helping students with financial literacy. That makes Jonas C. Sheckler, Assistant Director of…
Level Up – Episode 10: Inside Student Loan Policy with NASFAA’s Senior Policy Analyst
In this episode of Level Up, hosts Desmond Stinnie and Addison Wiggin welcome Megan Walter, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Association of Student Financial…
Level Up – Episode 9: Trades, Tech & Tomorrow
In this episode of Level Up, Addison Wiggin and Desmond Stinnie sit down with Mikhail Reece, a passionate advocate for trade careers and founder of…
Level Up – Episode 8: Marriage, Money, and a Mission: The Story Behind Calendar Budget App
Level Up is thrilled to welcome Eric and Robin Poulin, the visionary co-founders—and dynamic married duo—behind Calendar Budget, a powerful budgeting app designed to bring…
Level Up – Episode 7: The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life: A Conversation with Cory McCray
In this powerful episode of Level Up, Desmond Stinnie and Addison Wiggin sit down with Cory McCray to discuss his deeply personal new book, The…