Comments on: My Best Financial Moves in College http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:35:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229298 Patrick Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:47:15 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229298 haha... "hustles". :) I think the words I used were "the consummate entrepreneur.." But close enough! I tried poker, was OK at it until I lost patience, and I've sold stuff on Ebay, but I never did it with the intent to profit as a reseller. I just did it to clear space. My best move - letting someone else pay for my college (the USAF), and still working full-time. I graduated with no student loans and no debt. OF course, the military isn't for everyone! ;) haha… “hustles”. :)

I think the words I used were “the consummate entrepreneur..” But close enough!

I tried poker, was OK at it until I lost patience, and I’ve sold stuff on Ebay, but I never did it with the intent to profit as a reseller. I just did it to clear space.

My best move – letting someone else pay for my college (the USAF), and still working full-time. I graduated with no student loans and no debt. OF course, the military isn’t for everyone! ;)

]]> By: MonkeyMonk http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229200 MonkeyMonk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:52:11 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229200 Hey . . . CMU was my alma mater as well. Unfortunately I made the mistake of taking 4 1/2 years to graduate but I feel that my education there has paid for itself 10-fold. It was a very well-equipped school to be at during the Internet boom. Hey . . . CMU was my alma mater as well. Unfortunately I made the mistake of taking 4 1/2 years to graduate but I feel that my education there has paid for itself 10-fold. It was a very well-equipped school to be at during the Internet boom.

]]> By: Four Pillars http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229153 Four Pillars Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:09:34 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229153 Very interesting story...and you also answered the question of whether your wife reads the blog or not... :) Mike Very interesting story…and you also answered the question of whether your wife reads the blog or not… :)

Mike

]]> By: Adfecto http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229097 Adfecto Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:09:21 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229097 I'm impressed. I worked an on-campus job (but not work study) for $10/hour fixing professor's computers. It was a pretty sweet deal. I spent about 70% of my time doing homework or messing around on the net. I got into the computer field in high school by volunteering my services at a computer shop free of charge in the afternoons after school. After 6 months I had sucked up enough info to start getting paid. I made good money and learned lots of useful skills. I did the standard 8 semester plan for undergrad and then got a job that paid a decent salary and full tuition for my MS. I worked 40 hours a week but left a few hours each day to attend courses via teleconference. At 24 I was done with my MS and had 2 years work experience (and raises) too. If you can find these types of gigs I highly recommend going this route. I’m impressed. I worked an on-campus job (but not work study) for $10/hour fixing professor’s computers. It was a pretty sweet deal. I spent about 70% of my time doing homework or messing around on the net. I got into the computer field in high school by volunteering my services at a computer shop free of charge in the afternoons after school. After 6 months I had sucked up enough info to start getting paid. I made good money and learned lots of useful skills.

I did the standard 8 semester plan for undergrad and then got a job that paid a decent salary and full tuition for my MS. I worked 40 hours a week but left a few hours each day to attend courses via teleconference. At 24 I was done with my MS and had 2 years work experience (and raises) too.

If you can find these types of gigs I highly recommend going this route.

]]> By: Rachel @ Master Your Card http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229075 Rachel @ Master Your Card Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:04:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229075 It is interesting that when I was at college I thought the only option for me to make money would be working in a shop which I didn't want to do in a strange country where I had difficulty understanding the language. I had never used the Internet before and so I had no idea what opportunities were out there. This was about 15 years ago so I guess there were probably not so many opportunities there then. It is interesting that when I was at college I thought the only option for me to make money would be working in a shop which I didn’t want to do in a strange country where I had difficulty understanding the language. I had never used the Internet before and so I had no idea what opportunities were out there. This was about 15 years ago so I guess there were probably not so many opportunities there then.

]]> By: saladdin http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html/comment-page-1#comment-229052 saladdin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:27:22 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/my-best-financial-moves-in-college.html#comment-229052 Summer classes. The quicker you get into the workforce the quicker you start making "real" money. I guess you could expand and say junior college classes your first 2 years also. saladdin Summer classes.
The quicker you get into the workforce the quicker you start making “real” money.

I guess you could expand and say junior college classes your first 2 years also.

saladdin

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