Comments on Strange Culture: Generation Debt -- Some Thoughts on the book by An...

I discovered a Wall Street diary clause the other ...

2008-07-18T22:02:25.400-06:00

I discovered a Wall Street diary clause the other day about how many trusts are determining loans to residential area colleges and even some universities.
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Hmm, this does sound really interesting. I feel l...

2008-06-04T10:18:44.337-06:00

Hmm, this does sound really interesting. I feel like I'm decently financially sound, but a lot of that has been helped by scholarships and parents. I do have a few peers in my graduate program who seem to have no problem swiping their credit cards whenever they want designer clothes or expensive meals, and this mentality concerns me for my generation.

On the topic of loans, I saw a Wall Street Journal article the other day about how many banks are limiting loans to community colleges and even some universities. While two-year community colleges are much lower cost than four-year ones, they are also attended by many lower income students who need loans to enable their education. If the government doesn't step in, I'm really afraid of what this could do for the accessibility of education.

Sounds like an interesting book, although I'm alwa...

2008-06-04T10:00:35.366-06:00

Sounds like an interesting book, although I'm always skeptical about expanding government powers, particularly when it comes to managing the debt of others. (The government can't seem to stick to its own budget, after all.) Through thrift and willpower, my wife paid off the student loans related to two private-college degrees in about three years -- without resorting to credit-card debt.

I put my order in. For .01, even with the shippin...

2008-06-04T08:37:11.678-06:00

I put my order in. For .01, even with the shipping it's a good deal, and the subject matter, while different from what I usually read, resonates with a lot of my thoughts recently.

How do you find time to work, watch movies, read, and get ready for a baby? kudos to your time management!