ISPF of GradMoneyMatters ponders whether parents should influence their children’s college applications. It’s a tough question, even if the parents refuse to pay, it’s not easy for a kid to simply “pay for it themselves” because the current financial aid system assumes the parents will cover a certain amount.
Patrick at CashMoneyLife quits his job and is about to start a new one, but is faced with a counteroffer from his current employer. Tricky situation, but it must be nice to be liked so much.
JD of GetRichSlowly reminds us that college students throw away some sweet crap when the semester ends. I’m sure I threw away some good stuff in my day. When I moved into my first apartment, we bought all the furniture inside from the old tenants for $50. That couch ended up lasting me 10 years…
NCN of No Credit Needed discussed his $100 a day rule to control impulse buying (and the resulting accumulation of junk). $100 a month is more like it for me… unless it involves tasty hole-in-the-wall international food.
Too late? Got junk? Trent of The Simple Dollar talks about the process of selling everything you don’t want anymore. I think I need to move about three more times, and that will force me to get rid of the last of my idle things.
Finally the New York Times had an article about voluntary simplicity and a family trying to minimize their stuff. Mentioned and via Unclutterer.