How Leases Trap College Students
I live in a nice apartment. The bathroom is large, kitchen is brand new, ceilings are high, and my roommate and I have held many parties. When something goes wrong, the maintenance promptly fixes...
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships Pillage Graduate Students’ Fixed-Income Stipends
Graduate students are a vulnerable population This has been the craziest two weeks of graduate school and it all started with a blog post I wrote on Sunday, November 29. It was entitled, “How Leases...
View Article10 Reasons You Should Become a B Student
My definition and intention with frugality has remarkably little to do with money. Rather, I’m motivated to save and protect time. Being frugal allows me time to read, write, and enjoy my time with...
View ArticleWe’ve Outsourced Our Lives
Michael Pollan likes to talk about food. In fact, he’s written six books on the subject. Some of his highly reviewed books include Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food, and Food Rules. Amazingly,...
View ArticleSometimes I Forget We’re At War
We are spending all of this money for death and destruction, and not nearly enough money for life and constructive development…when the guns of war become a national obsession, social needs inevitably...
View ArticleStop Calling It “Personal Finance”
No one thought the poor more undeserving than the poor themselves. –Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Frugaling is fast approaching its third anniversary. Three years of...
View ArticleWhat If College Were A Right?
Ensuring your indebted future Since my freshman year of college nine years ago, every university I’ve stepped foot on has been “under construction.” With streets closed, detours made, and buildings...
View ArticleGoogle is the Internet, Too Big to Fail
Today, I woke up late, turned on my cellphone’s screen, and saw six new emails. I touched my fingerprint to the display, unlocked the phone, and briefly checked the messages. The contents and senders...
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