10 Reasons to Finish Your Degree Online
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7 Tips To Reduce Your College Costs
College costs just keep escalating and gasoline appears to have a better chance of moderating than college tuition. With college costs expected to consistently rise ahead of the inflation rate, it’s becoming more and more difficult to comprehend that 18+ years of saving will not be sufficient to cover the costs of college. What’s a [...]
Looking for an Online Degree ? Use My Checklist
Getting my degree online was at once a liberating process and a very demanding one. Liberating because I could take pride in my accomplishment, but demanding in that I worked a full time job while doing it.
I assembled a checklist to use when you’re leaning toward getting or finishing a degree online. This list isn’t [...]
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 9 - Personal Finance
College is long on theory but short on application, long on ideas but short on reality, long on book learning but short on real world experience. I think people without college degrees sell themselves short by thinking that they’ve missed the boat, but my experience says that, while a degree is worthwhile, it isn’t a [...]
Three Character Traits that Lead to Debt
Getting into debt never happens by accident. Everyone has their own reasons, but those reasons are usually just surface symptoms of a deeper character trait. The good news is that you CAN change these character traits. I did.
Should You Finish Your Degree Online?
Why are you doing this? Make certain you identify your motivation so that when the going gets tough, you have something to remind you why you started this process. What goals are driving you? How do you envision your life changing when this process is over? My personal income has more than doubled since finishing my bachelor’s degree online.
Is College Worth the Investment?
No matter what website you read, what calculations or assumptions you make, it’s very difficult for the college graduate to overcome the massive debt load they incur by going to college, even with a higher salary. Most calculations I’ve made show only a 2-4% return on that investment. Given that college costs have risen about 35% over the past five years, and considering that there seems to be no end in site, many people are questioning whether a college degree actually contributes value.
Online Education: My Experience
Getting a degree online is not easy. It requires a tremendous amount of drive and discipline. Here is what I have learned after getting a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree (both online) through two different schools:
Decide WHY you want a degree. What do you hope to accomplish? What will be your options either way? [...]
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