Category: Educational Debt

  • I Picked My Financial Adviser By His Tie, And Other Financial Mistakes

    I Picked My Financial Adviser By His Tie, And Other Financial Mistakes

    I am old enough to have made quite a few dumb financial moves. It is a good thing to periodically review your decisions.  What follows is a description of my various financial follies, and some thoughts on why I do not view mistakes as all that bad.  This gave me a rueful laugh, and I…

  • 6 Ways To Eliminate Educational Debt

    6 Ways To Eliminate Educational Debt

    For most students pursuing a Bachelors or other higher education degree, necessitates taking out educational loans.  There are ways to reduce or avoid educational debt. I believe you should actively look into these opportunities to eliminate debt.  First, low or no debt allows you to invest money for financial independence. Second low or no debt…

  • Why I Wish I Hadn’t Paid Off My Educational Loan

    Why I Wish I Hadn’t Paid Off My Educational Loan

    My mom often said “An ordinary man learns from his own mistakes.  A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.  But a fool never learns.” There are plenty of great reasons to pay off debt.  Maybe you don’t want to pay interest.  Or perhaps you just want peace of mind.  For many people, educational debt is the only way…