Education
- Spare change: The financial literacy edition (18 comments)
This post is from staff writer April Dykman. If you read Get Rich Slowly regularly, you probably know that this is Financial Literacy Month. And my inbox has been filled with press releases about ...Read more »
- Financial literacy: What’s my motivation? (35 comments)
This post is from staff writer April Dykman. Were you required to take a personal finance class in high school? I wasn't. And I'm not in the minority. In fact, only 13 states require a personal fin...Read more »
- How to audit your own investments (23 comments)
This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. I've hinted before that I was a passive investor. And by passive, I mean that I have always set up a 401(k) and IRAs, then promptly ignored them. But si...Read more »
- Are there any safe investments? (30 comments)
This guest post is from William Cowie, who has contributed to Get Rich Slowly and other personal finance blogs. He also blogs about investing and offers a free Investing Basics course on Bite the Bull...Read more »
- Saving for college when time is on your side (81 comments)
This post is by staff writer Holly Johnson. According to the Federal Reserve, the average amount of student loan debt carried by a student graduating in 2012 reached a staggering $24,301. And that...Read more »
- Investing in your investing education: A resource list (23 comments)
This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. Investing isn't new to me. I opened my first CD in high school back in the good old days of 5 percent interest, and I started contributing to my 401(k)...Read more »
- Morningstar’s day for individual investors (3 comments)
Hey, GRS readers, you have been invited to the Morningstar Individual Investor Conference. This is an all-day webcast (although I'm sure you can jump in and out of the webcast depending on which sessi...Read more »
- A scholarship for small-business folks (9 comments)
We'd like to republish this information from Wednesday's post to help spread the word about this great opportunity. With student debt now topping credit card debt (see page 3 of the PDF), every pen...Read more »
- A scholarship for small-business folks (12 comments)
With student debt now topping credit card debt (see page 3 of the PDF), every penny that you can find to put toward education is wanted. We hear a lot about student loans, but not so much about schola...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: What are your favorite personal finance blogs? (154 comments)
Of course, you’re a loyal reader of Get Rich Slowly – and we certainly appreciate it! But what other blogs do you read, and why do you like them? Many readers have mentioned Mr. Money Mustache ...Read more »
- Reader Story: Teenagers and money (aka Debunking the Mom-Is-an-ATM myth) (44 comments)
This guest post is from Anna Weisend. Anna is a self- employed pastry chef and sugar artist with multiple streams of income, but her favorite job is the one that she doesn’t get paid for: being a mo...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: How can we help pay for nieces’ and nephews’ education? (40 comments)
Strategies for saving for college haven’t been discussed much on Get Rich Slowly over the years. And yet student debt has been a regular and pressing problem for many. Saving before you get to colle...Read more »
- Reader Stories: My strange love of stocks or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Buffett (36 comments)
This Reader Story comes from Rick Lee. Rick commented on William Cowie’s post about investing, and several readers wanted to hear his story. So we reached out to him and asked if he’d tell us how ...Read more »
- Reader Stories: When is a lifestyle upgrade OK? (37 comments)
This post is from CYH, who is about to become a graduate student in another country so she's examining her lifestyle carefully. This story is one of our Reader Stories series. Some stories contain gen...Read more »
- Student loan saga: the next chapter (33 comments)
This post is from staff writer Honey Smith. Both good news and bad news since my last update on student loans. As I may have mentioned before, after five years in my doctoral program, I thought I w...Read more »
- Financial enlightenment does not come from charts (52 comments)
I've always looked at websites and apps that purport to solve your financial woes and set you on the path to fiscal happiness with skepticism. It's not that I think they're not useful; but I think tha...Read more »
- 5 principles of fund investing, as illustrated by a zombie (20 comments)
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »
- Frustrations with my new student loan servicer (89 comments)
This post is from new staff writer Honey Smith. Since I only took out Stafford loans while I was in school, I was able to consolidate almost all my student loans into a single balance through a pro...Read more »
- Foster kids “age out” without a financial education (33 comments)
This post is by staff writer April Dykman. When Eddye was a senior in high school, her goal was to save money to buy a car. “I wanted to make sure I had reliable transportation for college,”...Read more »
- Should you be a generalist or a specialist? (66 comments)
Way back in 2009, I read a blog post on whether you should be a generalist or a specialist. Sure, the post’s focus was on freelance commercial writing, but every now and then, I would think about...Read more »
- Reader Story: Go online to raise money-savvy kids (12 comments)
This post from Doug Lebda is part of the reader stories series. Doug is a personal finance expert, father of three, founder and chairman of Lending Tree, the Lending Tree Foundation and co-founder of ...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: If parents are paying for college, are any majors off limits? (257 comments)
This is a guest post from Jacqueline Whiton, who self-financed her undergraduate education and MBA. She is interested in personal finance and is saving to fund her three teenagers’ anticipated colle...Read more »
- How to Pick the Best Darned Account for You (9 comments)
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes o...Read more »
- 15 Things You Need to Know About Financial Aid (62 comments)
Timothy M. Hayes, MBA, CFP®, is the founder and President of Landmark Financial Advisory Services, a member of the Garrett Planning Network of fee-only advisors, and an expert in navigating the finan...Read more »
- Stop Being the Person You Think You Are (100 comments)
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Frugal Cool blog for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. How’s your life go...Read more »
- Back-to-School: The Hidden Financial Bonus for Parents (143 comments)
I'm headed toward one of those parental milestones to which many of you with multiple children either remember fondly or look forward to with something like desperation: all of my boys will be in publ...Read more »
- Financial Literacy: Is There Ever Enough? (49 comments)
This post is by staff writer Sarah Gilbert. "So... what do you do?" the high school athletes with whom I work will ask me while we're running together at practice. Or they'll ask me what I write ab...Read more »
- Student Loan Debt: How I Got in Deep (329 comments)
This article is from new staff writer Honey Smith. My mother was quadriplegic by the time I was in high school. My dad was a real estate agent who worked on commission, so he worked long hours to ma...Read more »
- Are Universities Immoral? (218 comments)
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new...Read more »
- Lost on the Career Path (89 comments)
For the next week (or two), we'll be sharing "audition" pieces from folks interested in being new staff writers at Get Rich Slowly. Your job is to let us know what you think of each of these writers. ...Read more »
- Surviving Student Loans (102 comments)
For the next week (or two), we'll be sharing "audition" pieces from folks interested in being new staff writers at Get Rich Slowly. Your job is to let us know what you think of each of these writers. ...Read more »
- Reader Story: Avoiding Student Loans Gave Me a Head Start in Life (125 comments)
This guest post from Lisa is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure...Read more »
- Reader Story: Escaping Poverty (74 comments)
This guest post from Karin is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failur...Read more »
- Continuing Education May Make You Wiser — But Richer? (100 comments)
This post is by staff writer Sarah Gilbert. I live in a world in which I am blessed with lots of friends who are writers, but even I — social media maven that I am — would put my writing commun...Read more »
- My Financial Decisions as an Undergrad (76 comments)
This post is from staff writer Tim Sullivan. Prom dresses have started to appear in the windows of downtown department stores, signaling that in the next few months, another crop of seniors will be...Read more »
- Paying for College: A High School Student’s Quest to Stay Debt-Free (129 comments)
This is a guest post from Chase Miller, a high school student from Orange County, California. He loves to surf, travel, Tweet, and catalog life through photography. “Where are you going to colle...Read more »
- 5 Unusual Ways to Raise Successful Children (104 comments)
This is a guest post from Natalie Peace of PeaceAndProfit.com. She is the author of 30 Keys to Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business: What They Didn’t Teach Me in Business School. Natalie is an e...Read more »
- Think Different: Teaching Kids to Be Entrepreneurs (61 comments)
This article is from new staff writer Tim Sullivan. I remember when my parents gave me a raise in my allowance. I was seven and I went from $2 a week to $5 a week because I started doing my own lau...Read more »
- Calibrating and Circumventing the Cost of College (116 comments)
This article is from new staff writer Tim Sullivan. It’s a common refrain that today's college graduates are entering into the worst job market and economy since Hoover was around. We’re told t...Read more »
- Reader Story: Taking a Risk, Reaping the Rewards (44 comments)
This guest post from Maggie is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — ...Read more »
- Reader Story: How My Parents and I Partnered on a Win-Win Savings Plan For College (93 comments)
This guest post from Robb Engen is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some reader stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial succe...Read more »
- Is an MBA Worth It? (99 comments)
This is a guest post from long-time reader Gal Josefberg. Gal writes about self-improvement at Equally Happy and healthy living at 60 in 3. I’ve recently hired my second employee, a newly-graduat...Read more »
- Reader Story: I’m a Sugar Mama (and Proud of It!) (127 comments)
This guest post from Kerry is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some reader stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success &m...Read more »
- Reader Story: Debt-Free College Education as a Returning Student (68 comments)
This guest post from Penny Saver is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. It's a response to Crystal's reader story about how she avoided student loans. Some stories contain general...Read more »
- Reader Story: How I Avoided Student Loans (100 comments)
This guest post from Crystal is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success —...Read more »
- College Is a Big, Fat, Hairy Rip-Off! (But Save for It Anyway) (109 comments)
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He also has a newly reinvigor...Read more »
- The Tiger Mother and You: Are We Preparing Our Kids for a Better Financial Future? (120 comments)
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new articl...Read more »
- Want to Make More Money? Go Back to School! (31 comments)
Lately, I've been more vocal about the importance of looking for ways to boost your income. Cutting costs is awesome — don't stop — but if you really want to supercharge your debt reductio...Read more »
- On the Value of Networking (56 comments)
It's hard to believe, but Kris and I graduated from Willamette University nearly twenty years ago. We enjoyed our time in college, and remain close to many of our classmates. It's always fun when we g...Read more »
- Reader Story: Scholarships for Fun and Profit (42 comments)
This guest post from Alison is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — ...Read more »
- College Savings: The Basics of Saving for College (47 comments)
This post is from staff writer Sierra Black. Sierra writes about frugality, sustainable living, and getting her kids to eat kale at Childwild.com. Got kids? If so, you're probably hoping to send th...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: What Can I Do About My Student Loans? (134 comments)
I do my best to cover a variety of topics here at Get Rich Slowly. Personal finance is a v-a-s-t topic, and there's a lot of specialized knowledge. But there's no question I have blind spots. Because ...Read more »
- Finding a Financial Guru (33 comments)
This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. At certain stages in your financial journey, you need a catalyst to get you to the next stage. Perhaps right now you are coming out of the zeroth ...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: How Do You Figure the Calculus of Kids? (163 comments)
I keep intending to retain "ask the readers" as a regular Friday feature — and I keep failing. You folks send me tons of great questions, and I'd love to share more of them. This week, for examp...Read more »
- Reader Story: How I Paid Off $18,000 in Student Loans While Still in Graduate School (83 comments)
This guest post from Andrea is part of the new "reader stories" feature here at Get Rich Slowly. Some reader stories contain general "how I did X" advice, and others will be examples of how a GRS read...Read more »
- What is the Value of a College Education? (156 comments)
This is a guest post from Jason Barr, who writes about personal development at Start Being Your Best. Jason is a potential Staff Writer for Get Rich Slowly. His first post described what he learned fr...Read more »
- Hoping to Finish Ahead by Starting Behind (174 comments)
This is a guest post from A.J. Clark, a long-time lurker at Get Rich Slowly. A.J. is a potential Staff Writer for GRS. He is a recent college graduate who writes software in the financial services ind...Read more »
- The Secure Student Program (48 comments)
In March, I hosted a guest post from Mike Young about the ongoing battle with lifestyle inflation. Young runs The Secure Student, a program that teaches high school students how to manage their money....Read more »
- In Pursuit of Financial Education for All (50 comments)
This is a guest post from Sharon Lechter, co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. She is the CEO of Pay Your Family First and founder o...Read more »
- What Fourth-Graders “Know” About Money (50 comments)
Financial Literacy Month begins today. What better way to kick things off than with a story from the trenches? This is a guest post from Chett Daniel, who writes about improving your life through pers...Read more »
- Why a Millionaire Businessman Took a Beginner’s Class in Entrepreneurship (20 comments)
This is a guest post from Tim Clark, who writes about money and meaning at Soul Shelter, which just turned one year old! An entrepreneur I met years ago recently sold his company for a large sum &m...Read more »
- You Make HOW Much? Getting Paid What You’re Worth (34 comments)
A little blurb in the 22 September 2008 issue of Newsweek caught my eye. Linda Stern writes that younger workers are becoming more comfortable about sharing their salary information with friends and c...Read more »
- MeritAid.com Makes It Easier to Find College Scholarships (22 comments)
Note: Readers are not impressed with MeritAid.com. The recommend instead that people search FastWeb. For more suggestions, see this Newsweek article. I have a friend who works in the financial aid ...Read more »
- All I Really Need to Know About Stocks I Learned in the Sixth Grade (An Interview with David Gardner) (28 comments)
This is a guest post from Jericho Hill (a.k.a. Stephen), Get Rich Slowly forum administrator and resident economist. I recently attended a focus group at The Motley Fool, a website about financial ...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: Can College Students Save Money? (100 comments)
Stephanie wrote with a common question: How can a college student save money when she doesn't make enough to make ends meet? Here's her story: I am a full-time college student living on my own fo...Read more »
- Some Thoughts on Goals and Adult Education (44 comments)
Last night, Kris and I had dinner with Craig and Lisa. Craig is an architect. Lisa is a technical writer who has spent the past few years as a stay-at-home mother. (Lisa contributed two GRS guest post...Read more »
- What Would Warren Buffett Do? (28 comments)
You folks have been sending me a lot of Warren Buffett stuff lately. I appreciate it. Buffett is one of my financial heroes, and I love to soak up his advice. Because I don't have room to highlight al...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: How Do You Prepare for Enormous Debt? (74 comments)
Consumer debt is bad. Buying lots of Stuff on credit cards is a sure path to financial woe. But while some people argue that all debt is bad, most experts agree that certain debts are acceptable (good...Read more »
- Some Final Thoughts on Work, Education, and Fulfillment (10 comments)
I've been pleased with our discussion here over the past couple days. Many of you have contributed valuable insights about education and careers. I always tell people that Get Rich Slowly has the best...Read more »
- The Value of a College Education (137 comments)
I've been thinking lately about the value of a college education. I earned a B.A. in Psychology from Willamette University in 1991 (with a minor in English Lit, and almost another minor in Speech Com)...Read more »
- Clark’s Option Theory: Making the Most of Opportunity (12 comments)
This guest post from Tim Clark is a response to an "Ask the Readers" segment from two weeks ago. Tim is one of the authors of The Prosperous Peasant. Two Get Rich Slowly readers recently asked whet...Read more »
- Ask the Readers: Is Education Always a Good Investment? (75 comments)
Lisa is trying to decide what to do with her life. She's in her mid-thirties, has two young children, and for the past few years has spent most of her time parenting. Now that the kids are older, she'...Read more »
- How to Earn Extra Income Through Private Tutoring (24 comments)
This is a guest post from Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor based in New York City. Jeff runs the blog GMAT Hacks. He is the author of The GMAT Math Bible and several other GMAT-related resources. Are ...Read more »
- A Rough Guide to Repaying Student Loans (62 comments)
There are certain aspects of personal finance that I've never had to deal with. Student loans are one of these. But student loans are a huge concern for many people. This guest-post from SJean is an i...Read more »
- Better Use of Leisure Time: Self-Improvement Tips from 1950 (18 comments)
I've written before about how profitable it can be to use your free time to engage in money-making hobbies. But even if your hobbies don't earn you money directly, you can still use them to develop us...Read more »
- Financial Literacy for All Ages (7 comments)
Get Rich Slowly readers have taken Financial Literacy Month to heart, and have been sending me information about money education for people of all ages. Kristin wrote to tell me that her two grade-sch...Read more »
- Morningstar’s Investing Classroom (7 comments)
Marty wrote with an awesome tip for those interested in learning how to invest: Lifehacker has a great link to free online investing classes at Morningstar. I signed up and have taken a couple....Read more »
- A Little Halloween Treat (3 comments)
I wrote previously about my love for The Teaching Company, an outfit that provides college-level lectures on tape and compact disc. If you're curious about the company, but want to know more, here's a...Read more »
- DailyLit: Books Delivered to Your Inbox (15 comments)
There are few perfect sites on the internet. DailyLit is one of them. If you are like us, you spend hours each day reading email but don't find the time to read books. DailyLit brings books right i...Read more »
- A College Education for $10 a Course (17 comments)
Here's a tip for getting a variety of college-level courses for cheap. Dirt cheap. This may be the best tip I have ever shared. I encourage you to read the entire entry. The Teaching Company The T...Read more »
- Some Thoughts on Discouraging Materialism in Children (17 comments)
Does your infant sport clothes from Baby Gap? Does your three-year-old carry a Gucci handbag? Does your first-grader have a Playstation, an iPod, and $80 shoes? What sort of message does it send to ch...Read more »
- The Most Lucrative College Degrees (6 comments)
Are you still in school? Are you looking for a job that pays big bucks? CNN Money has a list of the most lucrative college degrees. Majors that have seen some of the biggest increases in average ...Read more »
- Are College Funds Necessary? (25 comments)
An AskMetafilter user has questions about saving for college education: I have two kids (4 and 5), and I don't think I'm going to set up college funds for them. I nor my brother had any support fro...Read more »
- Free Comics from the Federal Reserve (3 comments)
Many frugal folks are geeks at heart. Now you can indulge both sides of your personality with comic books from the Federal Reserve Bank! The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been publishing e...Read more »
- Federal Student Loan Consolidation Primer (3 comments)
Paul — who recently shared tips on socially responsible investments and on cheap world travel — is a financial aid counselor at the University of Oregon. He's offered to share a presentati...Read more »
- Life After Graduation (7 comments)
David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire, has some tips for a great life after graduation. Choose your life — "You don't get what you wish for in life, you get what you go for." Make...Read more »
- YMOYL 2006 Review (4 comments)
This is a guest post by Cat Connor. Every year I try to review the steps in Your Money or Your Life to see how we're doing. It's been about two years since my last review, but much to my delight,...Read more »
- Why I Love Community College (22 comments)
Community colleges are an oft-overlooked resource for cheap education. They offer classes from trained professionals and provide access to expensive equipment that you otherwise would never be able to...Read more »
