Yes, you can. The catch? You have to go to Germany to get it. You might want to encourage your teens to learn German in case they can take their degree in Germany. Besides the cost of travel and living expenses, costs are zero. If your teen saves money from summer jobs it could really help with living expenses abroad. They can cut their … [Read more...]
Is Grit the Most Important Thing for Success?
April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month! This post is my contribution to the Financial Literacy Awareness Carnival hosted by Shannon Ryan from The Heavy Purse. What is the most important thing leading to success? Is it a good education? Having wealthy parents? Is it being a genius like Steve Jobs? It couldn't hurt, right? Or is it grit? … [Read more...]
The Game Plan for Turning Your Dreams into Reality (that anyone can do)
There was a song back in the hippie days that went "La, la, la, la, la, la, live for today . . . for tomorrow never comes." A popular saying back then was "Be here now." I think it came from Eastern philosophy that was popular after the Beatles started following a spiritual guru from India. I'm all for being in the moment and smelling the … [Read more...]
How to Raise Successful Kids: What Works Now?
I recently saw a quote: Don't try make your kids have more than you; try to make them better than you. Good advice. Yet our grown children need to have enough money to live on and to raise their families. So we try to teach them about money and about treating others with respect. We live in changing times, so it's a challenge to guide them toward … [Read more...]
Best Jobs to Pay Off College Loans, Part 3: Health Care Jobs
Health Care Careers Are HotThis is Part 3 of a series on college majors that will make it much easier to pay off those college loans. These jobs pay well right after getting that first degree. Part Three is all about health care jobs that continue to be in great demand. With the baby boomer generation getting older, these jobs should continue to … [Read more...]
10 Good Paying Jobs with a Bright Future
Which good-paying jobs have the best outlook for long-term growth? Here's a list of career areas that pay well and seem to have a good future, according CNBC. The good news is that there are jobs for a variety of interests. The only one on the list that does not require 4 years of college is the career of dental hygienist. With only two … [Read more...]
What If You Could Not Fail?
What would you do if you got a windfall of a million dollars? What would you do with it? Some might say a million dollars is not what it used to be. So, what would you do if you had a trillion dollars? Think about it for a minute.Would you travel? Where? What then? Would you share your wealth with family and friends? Which ones? Would you … [Read more...]