Archive for the ‘education’ Category
Monday, July 13th, 2009
I recently read an article that describes people who have decided to leave the country rather than live up to their student loan commitments. Believe me I know what it's like to be over my head with debt, and to struggle to pay it off.
Part of me feels that these ...
Posted in education | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
I've been thinking a lot about paying for college when the kiddos arrive, and it seems to me that it will be easier to pay for kids before you have them than it will be after. I understand that most of us have trouble saving as much as we would ...
Posted in education, kids | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
You may have heard that you shouldn't pick investments based on taxes, and I completely agree. Most of us have a strong aversion to paying taxes, somehow thinking that "our" money should not be given to the government. Perhaps that's true, and I'm sure there's an argument that governments are ...
Posted in Investing, education, giving | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
A survey from AllianceBernstein shows that overspending is harming your chances to pay for college from your children. No kidding. It gets interesting when you hear what we're spending on:
58% of parents surveyed spent more on eating out than they saved for college
49% more on vacation than they did for ...
Posted in Career, education | 3 Comments »