It's no secret that I'm a huge proponent of higher education, even if that means taking on debt. I, in fact, took on a fair amount of debt to attend graduate school - almost $25,000 just in principle. Thankfully, I've paid off over half of my student loans and plan to have them ... Read more...
Archives for November 2012
The Secret To Succeeding At Personal Finance
I have officially been blogging about finances for four whole years. Four years! That seems like a really, really long time. It's longer than either of my nephews has been alive, longer than the amount of time I spent in college, and longer than 25% of Elizabeth Taylor's ... Read more...
Would You Say No To Parenthood For Purely Financial Reasons?
A few days ago, a friend alerted me to this personal essay from the New York Times. It's not very long, so I encourage you read the whole thing yourself, but here's a quote that pretty much encapsulates the author's point of view: "My husband and I, both in our late 20s, share ... Read more...
Do You Know Who The Bogleheads Are?
As I start to shift my financial focus from debt repayment towards saving and investing, I find myself doing a lot more research about stocks and mutual funds - after all, there's not a lot of research involved in saving :) Based on what I've been reading recently, I'm becoming ... Read more...
Handling Your Money Is Hard. It’s OK To Say So.
One of the most frustrating things about being an adult is that it's very rare that people are really, truly honest about how fucking hard some things are. Sure, people flippantly say things like "relationships are hard work!" or "it's really hard being a parent sometimes" but ... Read more...
Strike Debt?
About a year ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement was something of a big deal in several U.S. cities. With its beginnings in Zuccotti Park in the heart of New York City's financial district, the protesters set out to challenge capitalist paradigms - for example, some of their ... Read more...
Oh, Happy Day: My Net Worth Is Positive!
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I've been experiencing some personal turmoil recently. Due to the incredible amount of emotional energy I've been putting towards dealing with the mess that is my life as of late, I've sort of neglected my money - and my blog - over the ... Read more...
What Free Shit Will You Be Getting Tomorrow?
Unless you've been in a coma for the past year, you know that there's a presidential election happening tomorrow in the United States. Because my readers are good citizens, I know you'll all be voting. And because my readers are also highly clued-in when it comes to their ... Read more...