Many college students quite frankly would rather go to school on a Saturday morning than read or talk about personal finance. As a result, most college students have very minimal knowledge of the personal finance world. Most of the personal finance knowledge that gets filtered down to college students is simply nothing but BS. The good news is that I'm here to reveal the … [Read more...]
Flexing Mental Micromuscles
Sackcloth and Ashes It's amazing how quickly a nice pair of shoes can wear out. There are cracks in the soles, a small chunk is taken out of the left shoe's toe, and the pair has taken on the texture of an old saddle, used and abused in life but now slowly collecting dust in the Pony Express museum. The dust on my shoes has been earned, though. They don't sit anywhere … [Read more...]
12-Step Financial Plan for Life After Graduation
Can you honestly say you have a "money plan" after you get that diploma? No matter what your life or income situation is, it's important to get started on the right foot. Before you can learn how to Untemplate, you need to discover the basic principles of personal finance. Don't worry, it's so much easier than it sounds. Take an entire month to do each of the following … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk About Social Media
Social Media wants to answer two questions: 1. “What half-way productive thing can we do with 1,000,000 people sitting in a room talking to each other all day long?” and 2. “How can people who sell things exploit these millions to sell more things?” Social Media is about the most effective, efficient and psychologically painless way to use large groups of people to … [Read more...]
Sink Or Swim. You Decide.
Floating. You, me and your little dog too. Whether you realize and accept it, we are all drifting in a slew of endless possibility. Or as I like to think, a grab bag of opportunity. Like standing in a money cage game, you can scratch and scramble for random twirling notes hoping you get lucky in life, or attack with strategy. Like eyeballing the big notes or opening your shirt … [Read more...]