The New York Times continued its college debt series with a story on how college presidents are starting to think about cost containment. Although waste, fraud, and mismanagement are low on the list for why college costs are so high, they do exist, at public and private campuses alike. There are odd fiefdoms on every… [Read More]
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Blogathon Haiku
Today’s blogathon theme is haiku. The problem with haiku, and poetry in general, is that it is deceptively simple. It’s easy to slap something together that fits the rhyme and scansion, harder to write something truly good. With that in mind, please be kind: Blogging on money: A tool, not a mystery. It… [Read More]
Buddha’s Birthday
Well, no one knows when Prince Gautama Siddhattha was born. No one knows when Jesus Christ was born, either. Heck, my late Grandma Logue lied about her age so much that no one knew for sure how old she was when she died. (Among other things, the date of mother’s birth didn’t match on her… [Read More]
2012 Blogathon: Progress Report
Well, I’m a little more than halfway into the 2012 Blogathon, and so far, I’ve kept it up. I’m in the game, baby! Here’s what I’ve learned: This isn’t quite as hard as I thought it would be. The hardest part is finding pictures to put into posts. I’m not fond of the SEO stuff,… [Read More]
Paying for College: On Student Loan Debt
Over the weekend, the New York Times published a great article about how college students are being crushed by debt. I have a lot of thoughts on this, so I’ll start by explaining why I feel I have some expertise: I was a private college student who graduated loans, I am a parent who expects… [Read More]
