I listen to a lot of personal finance podcasts and radio programs, probably too much to be honest. One of the most frustrating questions that continues to circulate, without necessarily a good answer, is how much should parents save for the kid’s college education. I mean we have guidelines for retirement savings (most people recommend …
My life over the past couple of weeks has been fairly busy as you might imagine. My posting has become sporadic, at best, over the past month or two. First, it was because I was just in a funk with all of the adoption stuff and now I am just plain tired. It takes all of …
t is amazing what can happen in a week or so. Last week I discussed my latest student loan update. In that update I noted that I was still trying to obtain public service loan forgiveness and had been unsuccessful in my attempts to at the TEPSLF opportunity (Temporary Expanded PSLF). Two days later, I was …
For me, the fall is my favorite time of the year. I have never been really a fan of the summer. I think primarily it was because I didn’t do a lot during the summer when I was a kid. Even when I was in college, I would basically come home and work, but I …
The past couple of posts have been really dedicated to my students. I have been thinking them a lot lately as they face a constantly changing job market, the uncertainty of the future with robots, the sharing economy, the gig economy, and the ability to afford the things there parents were able to. As I …
Many universities have already started the school year. My university starts this week and considering it is Labor Day weekend I thought it might be a good thing to think about the idea of labor, particularly for my students who will participate in the workforce. I have the privilege of being one of the primary …
Last week I attended a conference that I really enjoy. It was good to see old friends, meet new ones, and actually have someone attend my panel for research. I also had the opportunity to talk with a number of newly minted Ph.D.s who were on the job market. Most of the people I spoke …
It is approaching the end of the semester at my university and it is a time for reflection for me as a I review the school year. One of the things that happened this past semester, much more so than in past years, were little side discussions about finances. These discussions would happen in my …
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Last week I offered some tips about paying for college. And there were two I totally forgot. It involves students who want to go to college out-of-state and/or study abroad and get their degrees. I know that there are some high school students who have their hearts set on going to a big-time college, in a …
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Do you have a child who is going off to college soon? Does the sticker price on college, particularly private colleges, make you wince? Have you got nothing saved for college at all and are afraid your child will have to take out massive student loans to go? If you answered yes to any of …