Women’s Soccer Pay Lawsuit Teaches A Key Financial Lesson
Higher risks often come with bigger rewards. But there’s a tradeoff: Risk aversion yields lower rewards. The women’s national soccer team learned this lesson the hard way.
7 Major Cultural Shifts The Coronavirus Crisis Should Make Happen
The spectre of one’s mortality that a global pandemic raises can be a needed and sobering opportunity to reconsider and reorder our lives, if we’re granted them longer.
Gig Economy Bans Would Put Freelance Writers Like Me Out Of Business
Vox Media announced they will be cutting hundreds of freelance writers to prepare for Assembly Bill 5 to go into effect in California at the start of the new year.
If Your ‘Dream College’ Will Leave You In Major Debt, Go Somewhere Else
Two decades ago, I turned down the opportunity for an Ivy League education—not because I couldn’t get accepted, but because I couldn’t afford the acceptance. It worked out well.
If You’re Getting a Huge Tax Refund, You’re Doing It Wrong
An individual who adjusts his withholding and saves the difference every month will earn a chunk of money compared to someone who waits for the refund.
Why Student Loans Are Not A Crisis And Certainly Don’t Deserve A Bailout
The average student debt payment is less than the average car payment. So why do people insist it’s ‘crushing’ young Americans so much that taxpayers should bail them out?
If You’re 48 And Your Dad Does Your Taxes, You Have A Problem
This Wall Street Journal article reads like the prototypical combination of fiscal irresponsibility and helicopter parenting gone amok.
6 Reasons Raising Kids Costs Less Than You Think
Financing child-rearing is complicated and messy, just like the rest of parenthood. But there are plenty of ways your costs could be lower than the average.
Why You Should Think Twice Before Airbnbing For A Down Payment
Any scheme that lures you to accumulate debt on top of current debt is not simply a lifestyle choice. It’s a moral choice.
Millennials Aren’t Horrible People For Not Buying Houses And Liking Avocado Toast
At the root of criticism of the millennials’ spending decisions is a value judgement and a narrow view of the America Dream.
How This Millennial Learned That Any Job Is Better Than No Job (Or Mooching)
Many young people are told over and over again to ‘Follow your dreams.’ But that’s often a one-way ticket to poverty, wasted time, and entitlement.
I Lived On The Minimum Wage And Don’t Want Republicans To Raise It
I want higher wages for everyone, but raising the minimum wage will not do that.
5 Money Myths Keeping Millennials Poor
Only once you have broken out of your current perspective can you break out of self-induced poverty (a.k.a. your bad habits), and into prosperity.
The Millennial’s Six-Step Guide To Financial Independence
If you’re motivated, you can flip your finances from a dismal cycle of paycheck to paycheck to an impressive investment in your present and future.
Stop Being Ashamed Of Your Money Problems And Fix Them
In The Atlantic, Neal Gabler partly blames his outrageous money woes on ‘financial illiteracy,’ but anybody can understand the key way to make it in life: spend less than you earn.
Dave Ramsey Slams Voters Who Think Politicians Will Solve All Their Problems
‘When people tell you that you’re a victim and they have the solution, that makes them the hero. Do not let a politician, do not let a news anchor, become the hero in your story.’
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