http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/ Personal finance blog discussing investments, savings, insurance and financial planning ideas to grow wealth Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:14:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/#comment-6143 20 Tips for Saving Money in your First Year of College Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:02:07 +0000 http://financialhighway.com/?p=2601#comment-6143 [...] Here are 20 top tips for saving money in your first year of college: [...] [...] Here are 20 top tips for saving money in your first year of college: [...]

]]> http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/#comment-6092 Saving for College with a 529 Plan Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:45:20 +0000 http://financialhighway.com/?p=2601#comment-6092 [...] is National College Savings Month. It is a good time to consider your options for saving for college, and consider what you can do to try and come out ahead in the university tuition game. One way [...] [...] is National College Savings Month. It is a good time to consider your options for saving for college, and consider what you can do to try and come out ahead in the university tuition game. One way [...]

]]> http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/#comment-2844 5 Financial Preparedness Moves for the Under 20 Crowd Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:18:46 +0000 http://financialhighway.com/?p=2601#comment-2844 [...] a good habit to be in. You can even contribute to a 529 (that your parents set up) if you plan to attend college. Saving now will also set you up later, since you will have even longer to benefit from compound [...] [...] a good habit to be in. You can even contribute to a 529 (that your parents set up) if you plan to attend college. Saving now will also set you up later, since you will have even longer to benefit from compound [...]

]]> http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/#comment-937 The Online Investing AI Blog » Weekly Wisdom: Build Your Own Career Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:14:36 +0000 http://financialhighway.com/?p=2601#comment-937 [...] job market out there for college grads since the bear market of the seventies. Here’s some solid advice for college students from Financial [...] [...] job market out there for college grads since the bear market of the seventies. Here’s some solid advice for college students from Financial [...]

]]> http://financialhighway.com/how-long-term-thinking-can-help-college-students-get-ahead/#comment-909 Greg S Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:21:16 +0000 http://financialhighway.com/?p=2601#comment-909 Great post Ray Long-term thinking has given me comfort in the knowledge that retirement will happen. I'm past my 20somethings, been there and done that (making every mistake in the book). Made 6 figures in my 20's, spent 6+figures in my 20's. What motivated me to a long-term focus? 2 things: 1) Kids - they are our future. I don't give them money but I want to give them opportunities to learn and grow. 2) Realization that there are no guarantees in life. Social Security in the U.S. will not be available for me. More and more companies do not provide pensions. More and more companies fail to fulfill promises of pensions. Who will prepare for your long-term financial health, if you don't prepare for yourself? After 10 years of hard work, adjustments to lifestyle and living within my means I finally no longer worry about being able to retire. It's just a question of when. Great post Ray
Long-term thinking has given me comfort in the knowledge that retirement will happen.
I’m past my 20somethings, been there and done that (making every mistake in the book). Made 6 figures in my 20′s, spent 6+figures in my 20′s. What motivated me to a long-term focus? 2 things: 1) Kids – they are our future. I don’t give them money but I want to give them opportunities to learn and grow. 2) Realization that there are no guarantees in life. Social Security in the U.S. will not be available for me. More and more companies do not provide pensions. More and more companies fail to fulfill promises of pensions. Who will prepare for your long-term financial health, if you don’t prepare for yourself?
After 10 years of hard work, adjustments to lifestyle and living within my means I finally no longer worry about being able to retire. It’s just a question of when.

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