Comments on: Why 20-Somethings Hate Personal Finance http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:02:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MD http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21812 MD Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:20:46 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21812 Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words Adam! This week I will be touching upon earning more money in detail. I have a case study planned for Wednesday on a friend that started a tutoring side gig without spending a penny on promotions. Also, for what it's worth- I'm based in Canada. I can relate to you. Being a non-U.S citizen makes some of the financial information out there simply irrelevant or not applicable. Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words Adam!

This week I will be touching upon earning more money in detail. I have a case study planned for Wednesday on a friend that started a tutoring side gig without spending a penny on promotions.

Also, for what it’s worth- I’m based in Canada. I can relate to you. Being a non-U.S citizen makes some of the financial information out there simply irrelevant or not applicable.

]]> By: MD http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21811 MD Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:18:21 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21811 It's going to be tough to argue that one. It’s going to be tough to argue that one.

]]> By: 20smoney http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21810 20smoney Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:07:21 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21810 I think that most people hate it because it requires effort, responsibility and work. I think that most people hate it because it requires effort, responsibility and work.

]]> By: Adam http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21726 Adam Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:46:07 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21726 The idea of the power of compounding is what did it for me, so I tell my peers about that. That said, more people our age are going to be more interested in earning more money than saving (as Ramit@iwtytbr shouts about all too well!). From my perspective most personal finance stuff out there is very America-centric, giving me the impression that US culture is more focused on material goods and striving to be the best/live the American dream etc. Also the investing culture in American society seems huge compared with the UK. I love reading the American stuff but I know for a fact that my peers (early 20 something UK kids) think I'm weird! My solution is to set up a blog to make it more relevant as I can't for the life of me find a place on the internet that explains investing to my age group in a way that I think is acceptable and relevant. Keep up the great work on the site btw: I was reading about this stuff in college but you have created something special here. The idea of the power of compounding is what did it for me, so I tell my peers about that. That said, more people our age are going to be more interested in earning more money than saving (as Ramit@iwtytbr shouts about all too well!).

From my perspective most personal finance stuff out there is very America-centric, giving me the impression that US culture is more focused on material goods and striving to be the best/live the American dream etc. Also the investing culture in American society seems huge compared with the UK.

I love reading the American stuff but I know for a fact that my peers (early 20 something UK kids) think I’m weird! My solution is to set up a blog to make it more relevant as I can’t for the life of me find a place on the internet that explains investing to my age group in a way that I think is acceptable and relevant.

Keep up the great work on the site btw: I was reading about this stuff in college but you have created something special here.

]]> By: Financial Ramblings http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21712 Financial Ramblings Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:58:43 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21712 [...] Why 20 somethings hate personal finance by Studenomics. [...] [...] Why 20 somethings hate personal finance by Studenomics. [...]

]]> By: MD http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21704 MD Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:35:03 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21704 That's definitely possible. Anything in specific Ken? Credit card debt? Frivolous spending? That’s definitely possible. Anything in specific Ken? Credit card debt? Frivolous spending?

]]> By: Ken http://studenomics.com/personal-finance/why-people-hate-learning-about-personal-finance/comment-page-1/#comment-21694 Ken Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:08:43 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3248#comment-21694 show us the consequences of not being financially literate. show us the consequences of not being financially literate.

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