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Reader Case: Golden Handcuffs
- Reader Case: Golden Handcuffs - April 16, 2021
- Finding Love During Covid - April 5, 2021
- Is It Time To Ditch Bonds? - March 29, 2021
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these, and now that we’re in ANOTHER lockdown, it’s as good a time as any to open up another reader case. Ready? Here we go: Hello Firecracker and Wanderer, Long time reader, first time writer. I need a sanity check about whether or not to leave my job. I know this is a no-brainer for you but hear me out. I am a U.S. special category federal employee, which means I get benefits that, from what I have heard/read, no longer exist. My employment category receives an even better pension than most other […]
Are Most Degrees Useless?
- How Not To Lose Yourself in Retirement - April 12, 2021
- Are Most Degrees Useless? - March 22, 2021
- Let’s Go Exploring! Stockholm, Sweden: Dark, Twisted, and Beautiful - March 12, 2021
Like most people, I thought most millionaires are CEOs or top corporate executives. Go big or go home, right? But then I read this article in the Wall Street Journal and found out I was wrong. Apparently, only a measly 6-7% of the world’s millionaires are CEOs or executives. Ok, I thought, so what degree is the most likely to get you into the millionaire club? Probably med school, right? Or maybe law? Or a business degree? Nope, nope, and Nope. Turns out, the most common degree amongst millionaires is… Engineering! Followed by…NO DEGREE AT ALL! *cue record scratch* Wait, […]
Should Student Debt Be Forgiven?
- Reader Case: Golden Handcuffs - April 16, 2021
- Finding Love During Covid - April 5, 2021
- Is It Time To Ditch Bonds? - March 29, 2021
The last time I wrote about US politics right after the election, the comments section (and our inbox) immediately filled with rage-spewing MAGA people. Biden didn’t win! The media is corrupt! Something something George Soros! Well, sorry MAGA people. Biden did win. So let’s take a look at some of his crazy left-wing nutjob policies that will inevitably slide the US into a bankrupt socialist failed state. Specifically, his proposal to cancel part of everyone’s student debt. While right now, Joe Biden is focusing mostly on vaccinations and COVID-related stimulus, part of his agenda is to tackle the student loan […]
Reader Case: No Degree. No Problem.
- How Not To Lose Yourself in Retirement - April 12, 2021
- Are Most Degrees Useless? - March 22, 2021
- Let’s Go Exploring! Stockholm, Sweden: Dark, Twisted, and Beautiful - March 12, 2021
Going through the reader cases in our inbox today, this one immediately caught my eye. Specifically, because of this sentence: “it may expand some reader’s horizons and remove the stigma towards tradespeople”. As someone who grew up being taught under no circumstances should I ever consider getting a certificate in the trades (apparently, I might as well be a prostitute) or blue-collar work (given that my Dad once worked in a factory, I find that a tad hypocritical, but you don’t question a man who’s survived a famine and 10 years in a labour camp), this reader’s story blew my […]
Reader Case: Dentist in Debt
- Reader Case: Golden Handcuffs - April 16, 2021
- Finding Love During Covid - April 5, 2021
- Is It Time To Ditch Bonds? - March 29, 2021
Gross/net annual income – ~$125000 USD. I recently got a job in the public sector, but am hoping to get a part time job in the private sector to supplement my income. Monthly spending Rent – 1225 (just moved to a cheaper place. I live in PDX.) Disability Insurance – 216 Cellphone service – 36 Internet – 38 Electric – 70 Hulu – 1.99 Renter’s Insurance – 11 Car Insurance – 66 Malpractice – 82 Gas – $90 For “fun” spending, I try to keep it between $1200-1400 per month (I’m working on curbing that more…mostly reducing clothes shopping) Debt Dental […]
