Technology investment awakening
by Hailey Mensik, Arizona State University Growing up, I hated when people asked me what my dad did. He was a technology salesman, working for companies like IBM, and it was boring to explain … Read more
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How I got my financial life together
by Andy Blye, Arizona State University When I was in the Peace Corps I lived in a very rural village and did not have access to the internet. I served in an African nation … Read more
Parking math for a student
by Raul Bencomo, Arizona State University A story about expensive parking? Nothing unusual here. Parking at our university is notorious for its expensive price tag, and inconvenience. You might conclude that an annual … Read more
Don’t let emotions make you go broke
by Agya K. Aning, Arizona State University As a younger man, I had a pretty terrible habit of making impulse purchases. This was especially true after I first moved to China and was routinely … Read more
The kind of power money has over people
by Molly Duerig, Arizona State University I was ten years old when I truly learned about the value of money. I was sitting in a fifth-grade classroom, listening to Mrs. Krysinski talk about diagramming … Read more
Workplace navigation for the professionally inexperienced
by Samuel Leal, Arizona State University The pursuit of legally taxable income has taken me to some interesting places. In the summer of 2016, I decided to move out of Yuma, AZ on an afternoon … Read more
Money is easier to lose than it is to get
by Alyssa Valley, Arizona State University While my experience with money is not as elaborate as others, I think my experience and observation with it thus far has helped me to prepare better for … Read more
The importance of exchange rates
by Ayano Nagaishi, Arizona State University In my past 21 years, I have moved all around the world. In every country that I lived in, I learned a lot about its culture, language, life … Read more
Lessons about savings and going out to eat
by Molly Bohannon, Arizona State University Here are a few things about me. I just graduated from a private college in the Midwest. I also went right into graduate school, which means I haven’t … Read more
Money goes by fast
by Lorenzino Estrada, Arizona State University Earlier this year I learned an important lesson about money: it goes fast. While it may seem like an obvious lesson that I learned much later than … Read more
