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What Makes A Good Student?
So last week we took a look at what makes a good professor or teacher. Perhaps equally relevant is the question of what makes a good student. Now obviously there is a difference between knowing what makes a good student, and being willing to put in the time in order...
Don’t Let Financial Anchors Weigh You Down
In my last article, we explored how our fear of regret could inhibit us from taking action. Let’s stay on the same psychological path but change things up a bit. Instead of focusing on our tendency to do nothing, let’s look at something that influences our minds when...
Apple Textbooks vs The Textbook Industry
It was recently announced that Apple will soon be entering the textbook industry with their "Apple Textbooks". The technology titan is apparently bored with dominating its current niches and sees a market that they believe they can make a solid profit in. I think...
What Makes A Good Teacher/Professor
So after the considerable amount of controversy my Rate My Professor article stirred up, I decided to start a mini-series (that sounds so much cooler than saying, “two articles”) on what it takes to be considered a good teacher/professor, and on the flip side, what...
Should You Invest In Individual Stocks?
Since you're reading a blog called My University Money, I'm going to assume that you're in your 20s, have some sort of career, probably are fresh out of university or college and have a bit of disposable income, even after making the payments on your student loans....
Financial Engineers Vs Real Engineers
So let me get this straight – real engineers, guys that are actually responsible for building those little things we rarely use like bridges, roads, buildings, water systems, etc. They don’t make as much as the guys that play with numbers and don’t actually add...
Emasculation… Really?
I’ve recently heard a few debates over whether more and more men are now feeling some emasculation when their significant others make more money than they do. If you look up poll results, there are a ton of men out there who are even afraid to date a woman that has a...
Radio Stations and Regret Aversion
Scenario 1 Let’s say you call into a radio station to request your favorite song. When you originally made the call you weren’t aware that the radio station was actually having a contest. If you are the 100th caller in the contest then you win $100. It’s that easy! On...
More Rewarding: Earning vs Saving
Us personal finance nerds seem to have an ongoing debate raging (ok, maybe a slightly aggressive term) concerning who is cooler, the guys/gals that save more, or the guys/gals that earn more. Clearly the coolest peeps are the ones that save as much as possible and...
What Percentage of the Population Should Have a University/College Education?
What is the optimal number of people that should have a post-secondary education in order for society to function at its peak potential? This is a question that Western countries have been asking themselves for years. Aldous Huxley painted an interestingly honest...
How to Crush the College Experience (Part II)
In the first article I wrote on How to Crush the College Experience, I told you about the mistakes that I made (hoping you won’t follow in my footsteps) and then I told you about the best advice I received while I was in school. Advice I wish I would’ve received much...
Afraid of Life? Grad School Isn’t the Answer
As I begin my slow descent away from the nostalgic highs of my undergrad yesteryear it has become very interesting to me to see what paths many of my old peers are taking. Many have of course moved on to jobs, others to careers, and still others are pursuing leisure...
How Cool Is Fiverr?
About two months ago I finally took a long look at this phenomenon they call Fiverr. If you haven’t heard, the basic idea of the site is that you can sign up and post a service you will do for 5 dollars (USD) or you can search for people to do something for you for...
The My University Money Guide To Determining Your Risk Tolerance
Every investment made in the history of time has an element of risk associated with it. Heck, the whole concept of investing is trading risk for reward. If you lend money to the government of your country, it's (most of the time) a pretty low risk investment, since...
Pay Off Debt Fast or Build Assets?
Is it me, or are there a ton of people out there right now that get really hot and heavy for this whole pay off debt fast thing? I mean, I’ve read so many posts about eating the free range crickets that live in your basement for cheap nourishment, or hooking your...
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