Ask the Readers

Ask the Readers: What is your one big goal for this year?

January 1, 2013

Welcome to another year and another ask the readers segment! This year I figured we’d all start off on the right foot and publicly declare what our one big goal for this year is. Yes, you should probably have more than one goal, but heck, some people I know are living life with no goals [...]

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Ask the Readers: Is “Follow Your Passion” Good Advice?

July 18, 2012

Welcome to another Ask the Readers segment. Today I’d love to hear from you in the comments whether you think “follow your passion” is good advice for either starting a business or choosing a career path. Over the past few months I have been hearing a lot of discussion about whether or not this advice is flawed.

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Ask the Readers: When is the Right Time to Spend Thousands on Your Own Business?

May 24, 2012

If you came upon an windfall of $5,000 or $10,000 through a tax return, bonus from your day job, or another unexpected place, what would you do with the money? Would you use it for your personal or business dreams? One of the hardest decisions soon-to-be and current entrepreneurs have to make is prioritize the [...]

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Ask the Readers: Why Do You Want To Be A Cubicle Renegade?

April 11, 2012

The rationale behind why you want to spend your life doing work you enjoy can be completely different than why someone else wants to. Let me know your reason in the comments of this post.

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Ask the Readers: Should you focus more on earning or saving money?

February 6, 2012

Today we have another ask the readers segment and I’m to looking forward to reading all the answers to this one. Do you focus more on earning or saving money? In other words, do you spend your time and energy looking for where you can cut back or how you can make more money? I’d [...]

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Ask the Readers: What Do You Wish You Had ACTUALLY Learned in College?

October 6, 2011

College does not teach you jack about money. During the past year of writing on Pocket Changed this one thing that has stood out most of all to me. Through speaking at universities, coaching people one-on-one, working on a Hollywood documentary, attending industry conferences, and advising real-life friends, this one disturbing fact stands out above [...]

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Ask the Readers: How Much Debt Did You Graduate College With? [Infographic]

July 14, 2011

I’ve written before about how I was about $28,000 in debt when I graduated college, who motivated me to pay it all off, how you can get more college scholarships, and how student loan interest works, but I want to hear from you in the comments about how much debt you graduated (or expect to [...]

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