Comments on: My Best and Worst Financial Decisions So Far http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/ Paying back $22,000 in student loans by making money online Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: AJ http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-196 AJ Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:52:07 +0000 http://brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/#comment-196 My worst financial decision was not opening a 401K when I started working. But then again I'm only 26 so it's not too late. My best financial decision, like you, is opening a Roth IRA. It does hurt me a little right now, but I always look at the ultimate result.. a good retirement. My worst financial decision was not opening a 401K when I started working. But then again I’m only 26 so it’s not too late. My best financial decision, like you, is opening a Roth IRA. It does hurt me a little right now, but I always look at the ultimate result.. a good retirement.

]]> By: My First Investing Story — Broke Grad Student http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-58 My First Investing Story — Broke Grad Student Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:19:26 +0000 http://brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/#comment-58 [...] couple weeks ago, I wrote about my best and worst financial decisions so far. It just so happens that my best financial decision so far is also my first investing story. I [...] [...] couple weeks ago, I wrote about my best and worst financial decisions so far. It just so happens that my best financial decision so far is also my first investing story. I [...]

]]> By: Keiichi http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Keiichi Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:11:50 +0000 http://brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/#comment-46 My best would be going to a private university. My worst would be going to a private university. Why? Well, the first was undergrad and the second grad school. Over 5 years I racked up about 30k in loans, got two internships and got a great education since I had classes as small as one on one w/ a prof. As far as grad school, I racked up about 35k in 4 quarters, and the quality was great but way too extremely competitive. I'm not sure if my money was worth that amount. Now that I have about 65k in debt and living in a very high cost of living area, money becomes an issue. yuck!! My best would be going to a private university.
My worst would be going to a private university.

Why? Well, the first was undergrad and the second grad school. Over 5 years I racked up about 30k in loans, got two internships and got a great education since I had classes as small as one on one w/ a prof.

As far as grad school, I racked up about 35k in 4 quarters, and the quality was great but way too extremely competitive. I’m not sure if my money was worth that amount. Now that I have about 65k in debt and living in a very high cost of living area, money becomes an issue. yuck!!

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #128 - Investment Truth Edition - Stock Trading To Go http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Carnival of Personal Finance #128 - Investment Truth Edition - Stock Trading To Go Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:18:24 +0000 http://brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/#comment-40 [...] Broke Grad Student from Broke Grad Student presents My Best and Worst Financial Decisions So Far. [...] [...] Broke Grad Student from Broke Grad Student presents My Best and Worst Financial Decisions So Far. [...]

]]> By: Pris http://www.brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Pris Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:12:25 +0000 http://brokegradstudent.com/my-best-and-worst-financial-decisions-so-far/#comment-21 Now that I'm reevaluating a lot of my financial decisions, the choice of college does seem to stick out. My parents paid the bulk for the bulk of my undergrad, but still, if I picked the public university over the small liberal-arts private college, it would have been about four times less costly. However, I know I wouldn't be a grad student right now (especially one where they are paying me a sizable stipend) if I had gone to the big public U. I also know my parents are happy about that. So, good investment on their part. Now that I’m reevaluating a lot of my financial decisions, the choice of college does seem to stick out. My parents paid the bulk for the bulk of my undergrad, but still, if I picked the public university over the small liberal-arts private college, it would have been about four times less costly. However, I know I wouldn’t be a grad student right now (especially one where they are paying me a sizable stipend) if I had gone to the big public U. I also know my parents are happy about that. So, good investment on their part.

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