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A Question for all you Communications Majors…
Like clockwork, the regurgitated article on newly minted college grads with 6-figure debt are flying again. You can always count on this old standby from CNN, Yahoo, and the like. Recently, it was...
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College Degrees That Leave You With DEBT FOR LIFE
A few weeks ago, I published an article that pissed off a lot of people. Well, Communications major really. It was titled, “A Question for All You Communications Majors“. In retrospect, the article...
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College Costs Have Gone Parabolic – What You Can Do Now
I’ve been reading about state after state slashing spending budgets because the money simply isn’t there. Over the past few years, as part of the government bailout of states, banks, automakers,...
View Article9% Risk-Free Return in 1 Month: See How I Did It
It’s very rare that you hear the phrase “risk-free return” these days without it being tied to an FDIC-insured CD yielding south of 3%. Heck, even US Treasuries are no longer considered risk-free by...
View ArticleIrony: Professor That Tried to Kill My Career Wants to Connect on LinkedIn
I couldn’t help but laugh when I got a LinkedIN invitation this week from my old college professor. Long story short, I got the offer of a lifetime right around graduation time and the company kind of...
View ArticleWould You Ever Pay for an MBA With Your OWN Money?
A few years ago, I wrapped up an MBA that was primarily funded by my employers (I paid for books). It was a decent program and I’m glad I did it for multiple reasons both professional and personal...
View ArticleHow the American Opportunity Tax Credit Quietly Socialized College Expenses
A staple of President Obama’s early 2008 campaign rhetoric was his intention to make college free for most Americans. This may have been one of the few promises on which he actually delivered, with the...
View ArticleMy Electrician Makes More Than a Doctor
Boy, that’s the fastest $2800 I ever spent! Ever since my wife and I decided we weren’t moving last year, we took inventory of all the stuff we wanted to do to the house to make it worth staying (I’m...
View ArticleThe #1 Thing You Need to Be Successful in Life (That Nobody Talks About)
The world abounds with experts purporting to hold the “secret” to success (yes, pun intended for that horrible video The Secret). The thing is, it’s often tied to a gimmick or some program they want...
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$1 Trillion Student Loan Tab, Americans Ask “Where’s MY Bailout”?
Over the past few years, Americans have seen so many people, companies and entire industries bailed out, that naturally, they start wondering when they get “their bailout”, as if the multiple handouts...
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Making Sure That College Degree is Worth It
Brought to you by SmarterBucks: I’ve written before about the cost/benefit of getting a college education. I don’t fall into the camp that “every American should get a college degree”. It’s plainly...
View ArticleShould Kids Be Encouraged to Pursue Engineering Degrees?
I just read a great post from Joe at Retire by 40 about a letter he got. He’s an engineer (recently retired) and often shares his personal experiences and insights on being an engineer. So, check out...
View ArticleEssay Writing Service Ins and Outs
There are many occasions where I would have loved to have had an essay writing service handle some heavy lifting for me instead of having to hunker down, prioritize, and then write something sub-par...
View ArticleHow to Leverage Your Skills to Build Wealth
The great thing about having special skills is that you can leverage them to make extra money. Education is the route of choice for many people, but you don’t always need a college degree or higher...
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