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Why Harvey Mudd College Tops the Payscale ROI Rankings

April 8th, 2014 | 25 Comments

Why Harvey Mudd College Tops the Payscale ROI Rankings

… and why prospective college students should ignore the rankings.   Payscale.com comes out with a yearly ranked list of the colleges that produce the highest-paid graduates.  My and Kyle’s alma mater, Harvey Mudd College, has topped the list (some permutations of it, anyway) for the past few years.  And while I love that Mudd gets nationwide press coverage every time the new rankings come out, I don’t recommend that prospective college students use them to choose … Read entire article »

Filed under: career, college, grad school, income

Would You Live in Company Housing?

October 11th, 2013 | 33 Comments

Would You Live in Company Housing?

I saw an article this week that piqued my interest – Facebook is building an apartment complex close to its Menlo Park campus for its employees.  The article and comments are highly critical of the idea, recalling the company towns of the nineteenth century.  The author sarcastically asks, “Who isn’t sick of their healthy work/life balance?”  Many of the commenters voiced that by living in a Facebook apartment, Facebook employees will be constantly monitored by … Read entire article »

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Expectations of College Attendance

October 12th, 2012 | 23 Comments

Expectations of College Attendance

In Episode 12 of the Two Guys and Your Money Podcast several PF bloggers discussed the financial impact of having children.  They briefly touched on savings for college.  In what kinds of vehicles to save for college is a very popular topic around the PF blogosphere but I was surprised to hear that several of the participants did not plan on saving for their children’s college educations within tax-advantaged education accounts.  More than that, they … Read entire article »

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Private School Angst

February 29th, 2012 | 52 Comments

Private School Angst

Kyle and I received an excellent undergraduate education a private college – a very, very expensive private college (it’s on this list).  Our college was an absolutely perfect choice for me.  There are only around three institutions in the country that offer a similar educational setting and none are in nearly as desirable a location.  For my personality, my academic interests, and my career aspirations – and my love of warm weather – it was very … Read entire article »

Filed under: choices, college, debt, featured