6 Must Watch TED Talks to Help Your Career Survive This Economy

August 16, 2011

Recession, downturn, and unemployment. It is hard to watch or read the news without hearing these discouraging terms. Whether you are graduating college or grad school soon and are looking for a job or you have already graduated (perhaps many years ago) and are floundering to find ANY level position in your field of interest, [...]

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Not All Debt is Created Equal: Help A Reader

August 11, 2011

Debt can be crippling, painful, and downright scary to have. Everyday of the 29 months I worked to pay off my debt after college I felt like I had a huge weight on my shoulders. After I paid off my student and car loans I was so glad to be free! Now that I again [...]

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Net Worth Transparency: August 2011

August 9, 2011

My wedding was just over two weeks ago and as I’ve recently discussed, weddings can take a huge toll on finances. With that being said, our wedding was worth every penny. We were blessed by beautiful weather, helpful family and friends, and wonderful vendors to work with. It was exactly what we wanted the weekend [...]

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Honeymoon! Honeymoon! Honeymoon!

August 4, 2011

My wife and I are on the finishing leg of our honeymoon in my hometown and we’ll be heading back to Seattle Sunday. Next week we’ll be back to regular updates here on Pocket Changed. An upcoming post will include some thoughts on the experiences from our wedding day, honeymoon adventures, sitting through timeshare pitches [...]

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4 Easy Ways to Overcome Instant Gratification

July 28, 2011

This is a guest post by Justin Tillman, who writes about self-improvement at the Theuncommonlife.net. Due to e-commerce and the dot com boom, people are bombarded with more offers and advertising on a daily basis than our parents ever saw growing up. There are a countless amount of situations that will come up in our lives [...]

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You May Now Kiss The Bride

July 25, 2011

On Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 I married the perfect woman for me. She is the focus of my love, caring heart, and determination. She is the best editor a blogger could have. And she is the best thing that has ever happened to me. We are headed in a few hours to Mexico for our honeymoon [...]

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Reader Story: The Value of Financial Struggle

July 21, 2011

This guest post from Devon Mills is about how she was able to overcome her crippling debt after college by using the three keys to freedom from debt. When I first heard Devon’s story I realize how similar it was to mine and immediately thought of how she should share it here on Pocket Changed. [...]

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The 10 Must Read Posts on Pocket Changed

July 19, 2011

It has been just over seven months since I quietly and uneventfully launched Pocket Changed. To say that a lot has happened in my life and with this site since then would be a huge understatement. With the traction that this site has gotten over the past month or so there are a lot of new [...]

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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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What Big Dreams Are You Afraid to Have?

July 11, 2011

When I was younger, my mind knew no bounds. My imagination was filled with images from books, movies, cartoons, and video games. This led me to create robust scenarios as I played with my friends. We reenacted battles between cowboys and Indians, pretended to be Michael Jordan in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals, [...]

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