Author Archives: Adam
College Cost Reduction Act and Loan Forgiveness for Public Service Employees
Public service employment is a topic I haven't covered much of. This weekend I spent some time attempting to sort out my financial situation in light of my soon-to-be-in-repayment student…
Personal finance recommendations for new or recent graduates
LinkedIn has a Question and Answer board where I recently asked the question: My question is whether anybody out there has personal finance recommendations for new or recent graduates. I'm…
Frugal Parenting: Ways To Recycle Dry Art Supplies
Full disclosure: I'm NOT a parent. I anticipate that it will be several years before I even begin to think seriously about parenting myself. I'm not anti-kid though. Libby, over…
Photo Documentary Micro Economy
So the economy is slowing down. Even after ten years with a General Motors dealership in Northern Minnesota my dad was the least senior employee and first in line to…
The Education Bug And The On-Going Graduate School Debate
John recently pointed out that Queercents folks are experiencing an education bug. I found the cure for said bug: 20 years of school. On Facebook I recently noted that I'm…
Professional Productivity In The Dead of February: You’ll Get What You Expect
February has always been an odd month in my mind. I sill have trouble understanding why there are fewer days. I can explain it, but scientifically it's just abstract enough…
Beating Cabin Fever: Professional Development
Professional development (PD) is a form of training useful for career minded folks. Some examples include finding opportunities to learn more about your market or possibly meeting with others in…
Dr. Martin Luther King Day Personal Finance Connections
At Treading Together we often work with diversity and multiculturalism. Many of our events or programs revolve around holidays such as today, Black History Month in February, or Women's History…
Inexpensive Regional Travel Options
UPDATE: In the comments a discussion about rail in California and Europe develops. This holiday season I documented some of my cost-savings methods related to travel which is a favorite…
A New Year’s Resolution I’m Actually Keeping: Reduce That Clutter
It doesn't take a blog post to know that most of us actually slip up on most if not all of our New Year's Resolutions. This year I managed to…