Sean Parker, founder of Napster (one of the first music streaming sites) once said, “You want people using your product because it’s a part of your life, then they can’t stop using it.” Recently, there has been the emergence of several different music streaming services,…
I clearly remember riding in the backseat of a friend’s car a few years ago and listening to her mom talk to her daughter (my friend) about something involving finance and car insurance. To this day, I am only able to recall 5% of their…
With the rising cost of higher education and the increasing amount of debt that students must take on to attend college, parents often step in to help financially. Although they’re coming from a good place, parents can often pay for their children’s college at the…
Your credit score— why do people make it out to seem like such a big, scary thing? Having great credit is ideal for buying a new car or getting approved for a house, but it is not something that we are born with. So how…
The holidays are one of the most joyous times of the year for sharing love, laughter, and making memories with the people that you love most. However, when money is already tight, adding the stress of shopping for holiday gifts can become overwhelming. Vola is…
Here at Vola, we are constantly trying to improve our product to create an epic user experience. That is why in November of 2018 we re-launched the new and improved Vola app. Our new app is available to college students all over the United States…
For most of the college students, Thanksgiving is one of the much awaited year-end events when they get the opportunity to return home and recharge. It might be their first chance to connect with your family and friends. Thanksgiving is also the ultimate event when…
A fairly recent survey from Citigroup exclaimed that now-a-days nearly 80 percent of college students take at least a part time job during the school year. With 12 hours spent daily on homework, 4 hours spent in the dining hall, 3 hours watching Netflix, and…
What’s a Mortgage? You have probably heard either through friends & family or on tv about the dreaded “paying back” of a mortgage. As a college student, it is difficult to imagine eventually buying a house, but it certainly does not hurt to understand the…
Income is defined by Meriam Webster as, “the amount of such gain received in a period of time”. Looking deeper at the definition, we see the word gain which may be confusing because this implies all of your income is “gained” into your own personal…
