America saves… should it?

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We’re about halfway through America Saves Week and I started thinking about saving, naturally.  I’ve written about saving money before, probably most infamously when I said that spending less than you earn was the wrong way to think.  My thoughts haven’t changed much since I wrote that article a few years ago (yes, brip blap [...] Read more »

3 Things I Wish I Was Told As A College Freshman

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Today’s guest post comes from Jenny. In her own words: “I am currently a junior in college and living in New York City. Going through the job recruitment process now has made me reflect a lot on the past 3 years of my life. Here are some things I wish I had been told on [...] Read more »

8 ways to obtain passive income

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A few years ago when I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the concept of passive income lit my brain on fire. I had never thought of the idea of making money for nothing.  I assumed that money was achieved only due to the hard-pressed exchange of time for filthy lucre.  Kiyosaki, the author of RDPD, [...] Read more »

Friday quote: learning from mistakes

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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams (1957 – ), ‘The Dilbert Principle’ I wrote and published a post on Friday about the ‘pursuit of ends.’  It’s a vitriolic post about the current state of things in America, particularly as pertains to our economic system.  It [...] Read more »

how I became Russian

Patrick, of Cash Money Life fame long ago tagged me to give my best financial move in college.  I posted this long ago, but it’s worth reposting.  How I came to become a Russophile is an interesting story – I think. (me, in St. Petersburg, circa 1997) Learning an “exotic” foreign language, and how it [...] Read more »

is college worth it? (part 1)

Based on a few recent comments on some of my articles about careers (this one, for example), I started wondering about the difference in wealth between college graduates and skilled non-college graduates. A college graduate can usually expect to go into the professional world as a “white-collar” worker, earning substantially more than his non-college graduate [...] Read more »

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