Kamaron McNair

Planning a vacation can be exciting — but it's easy to overspend. In fact, over a third of Americans planning a summer vacation planned to use debt to pay for their trip, according to an April Bankrate survey

Most federal student loan borrowers weren't making payments when Former President Donald Trump left office in 2021, due to the pandemic forbearance he initiated in March 2020.

It's well known that restaurant workers like waitstaff and bartenders often rely on tips to make a living.

Even high earners can find themselves under a mountain of credit card debt if they let their spending go unchecked.

President Joe Biden made student debt relief a focus of his administration.

This year's FAFSA cycle appears to be going better than last year's.

Bank of America data shows the number of households actually living paycheck to paycheck may be smaller than the number of those who feel strapped for cash.

Brooklyn Karasack, 27, creates and sells outfits for music festivals as a side hustle in addition to her $108,000 a year day job as an internal audit consulting manager. Since 2021, she has brought in over $10,000 from her sales.

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.

Earning a big salary can be a sign of broader success. For corporate ladder-climbers, it could indicate years of effort to level up.