Student debt. It is the bane of folks everywhere, if, by “everywhere”, I mean the United States and by “folks”, I mean those people who have gone to really expensive private schools. College and graduate degrees can certainly cost a pretty penny, and many a personal finance blog is devoted to amassing a mountain of […]
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Raising children isn’t always fun. If it weren’t for the whole survival of the species angle, humans might even have given up on it long ago. Since we do need them, though, it’s good to study best practices for raising them. A schoolteacher friend once shared with me a quote from Dennis Mitchell, an expert
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I’m pretty sure the medical establishment is out to get me and my hard-earned money. Over the last 20 years, maybe 1 in 10 invoices that show a balance due has been correct. So is this intentional, or do they have a team of monkeys preparing the invoices? Stupid question. Monkeys are way better than
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Debt is the ultimate anti-asset. It’s kryptonite to any early retirement dreams you might have, and applied in large enough doses, it can keep you from ever escaping a paycheck to paycheck, income-based life. Everyone knows that debt is dreadful, but fully understanding how truly bad it is a 3 step process. 1. Debt is