http://blog.experience.com/2008/09/can-money-buy-career-happiness/ Actionable Information for You to Put to Work Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:20:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://blog.experience.com/2008/09/can-money-buy-career-happiness/#comment-2290 Frank Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:13:12 +0000 http://blog.experience.com/?p=59#comment-2290 A lot of people face the dilemma I face today.You are 18 and a High School graduate, therefore you should suddenly be able to live and pay the bill by yourself. This is unrealistic. In todays world, what you are paid straight out of high school may pay for a phone, food, gas, and car insurance. You cannot afford college on your own. And on top of that, this world teaches financial irresponsibility. "Get it now, pay later" has become our theme song. And so our people plunge into debt. High School should train students in paperwork and financial responsibility. Even applying for college is difficult for many high school graduates, because they don't know how to do the paperwork. The solution is for schools to teach real-world subjects, like finances and paperwork. Also, a living wage is necessary. It is nearly impossible to find a job that will pay for college without having a degree in the first place! So we are forced to use credit cards and student loans to go into debt just to have hope of a life without debt! I am lucky that my parent put up with my shinanigans and are willing to help me stay out of debt. But what about those with poor, or unwilling parents? A lot of people face the dilemma I face today.You are 18 and a High School graduate, therefore you should suddenly be able to live and pay the bill by yourself. This is unrealistic. In todays world, what you are paid straight out of high school may pay for a phone, food, gas, and car insurance. You cannot afford college on your own. And on top of that, this world teaches financial irresponsibility. “Get it now, pay later” has become our theme song. And so our people plunge into debt.
High School should train students in paperwork and financial responsibility. Even applying for college is difficult for many high school graduates, because they don’t know how to do the paperwork.
The solution is for schools to teach real-world subjects, like finances and paperwork.
Also, a living wage is necessary. It is nearly impossible to find a job that will pay for college without having a degree in the first place! So we are forced to use credit cards and student loans to go into debt just to have hope of a life without debt!
I am lucky that my parent put up with my shinanigans and are willing to help me stay out of debt. But what about those with poor, or unwilling parents?

]]> http://blog.experience.com/2008/09/can-money-buy-career-happiness/#comment-1153 Student Loan Consolidation Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:44:43 +0000 http://blog.experience.com/?p=59#comment-1153 This is an excellent post with some terrific points to be considered before making any decisions with respect to financial aid and loans for students. Thank you for a great post. This is an excellent post with some terrific points to be considered before making any decisions with respect to financial aid and loans for students. Thank you for a great post.

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