Gone to Bonnaroo
Categories: Live
Having never been to a large camping-style music festival, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into when the email came in saying I’d been chosen to go to Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, all expenses paid. All I knew at the time was that it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. I would do almost anything to get there.
Burden or Benefit: The College Debt Debate
Categories: Education Week
As a college student, you should be expected to be responsible for yourself and at least start thinking about being responsible for your own future. Contrary to popular belief college is not just the “next” step after high school. Choosing to go to college is a choice to invest in your future, but also a [...]
College Tuition: My Immaturity And The Burden Of Debt
Categories: Education Week
It is scheduled to cost $15,000 per semester for an out-of-state engineering undergraduate to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder. I attended that school for that major from 2005 to 2009. Let’s assume that the price of tuition for each of these years was $15,000 (not true, but to make math easier.) That’s about [...]
Debit Devotion
Categories: Grow
Society is slowly embracing the idea of a paperless world. For me, that notion also includes paper money. While cash has its merits, my debit card is my best friend. I’m not alone, either. A survey by Fiserv showed that Gen Y-ers make about 14.1 debit transactions a month. My life is busy—classes, group meetings, [...]
Money Plays Lesser Role In Millennial View Of Success
Categories: Think
Completing your Peace Corps service is comparable to graduating from college in that you are thrown into the real world and suddenly have to start worrying about your future. A lot of us volunteers start applying to graduate schools and jobs months before we ever go home, but not my friend Amanda. She’s 26 years [...]
How To Sell Debt
Categories: Grow
In an age of instant gratification, overlooking the more subtle implications of credit cards in favor of more desirable ones is all too easy. Why worry about your 21% APR when you’re about to throw on a brand new pair of jeans and the balance on your checking account is still at four figures? After [...]
The Question: What is the new definition of success?
Categories: Respond
A generation ago success was defined by the size of your house, the car in your driveway, the watch wrapped around your wrist and the view from your office. Materialism and visible possessions were the scorecards. Have things changed? What do you need to have, accomplish or experience to feel successful? Photo: Kevin Dooley What [...]
