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College athletes tackle their financial future; Former student /athletes go on the road to show their college counterparts how to avoid making the same financial mistakes they did.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
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The Christian Science Monitor
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October 3, 2005
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Byline: Stacy A. Teicher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
The baton has been passed.
Track-team member Chris Spivey was ready to take the advice and run with it when a group of former college and pro athletes spoke at the University of Hartford recently about the basics of financial planning.
As a senior computer-engineering major, he's starting to look at job options and contemplate life after college, and he's planning to keep the "Playbook for Life" handy. The 25-page primer that he picked up at the event - with tips on everything from budgeting to financing a home or car purchase - was put together by The Hartford, a financial services company ...