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By: The Money Genie Grants 3 Wishes » JoeTaxpayer

The Money Genie Grants 3 Wishes » JoeTaxpayer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:03:08 +0000

[...] discussing what they’d change. The bloggers taking on this gedanken experiment included Mrs. Micah, Budgets are Sexy, and Free Money Finance. Drop a note if you’re a PF blogger and want to be [...]

By: mrsmicah

mrsmicah — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:14:26 +0000

@Writer Dad congrats! My financial regrets are pretty small too, compared to student loans, credit card debt, etc. It sounds like you’re making good progress.

@Craig yep…we’re young so it won’t hit us too hard since we’re getting started. But it’d be nice if we could have gotten started even earlier.

@Money Dieter being free of those really pays off later.

@Stephanie re: #3, I have a bit of a regret that I didn’t take computer science classes in college–at least enough that I’d have a few connections and something to put on my resume. But then again, there wasn’t too much that I either didn’t know already (html) or that was related to the stuff I’m doing now.

By: Weekly Roundup: Genie Wishes Edition | My Financial Recovery

Weekly Roundup: Genie Wishes Edition | My Financial Recovery — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:54:38 +0000

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By: Stephanie PTY

Stephanie PTY — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:51:45 +0000

I look over my (very short) financial life and the things I would do over are not what you expect. Having changed majors and wracked up over $42,000 in student loans, you’d think those two things would be on my list, right? But… nope. I’m glad I pursued my original major because I would never have realized it wasn’t a direction I wanted to take my life if I hadn’t tried it. And the student loans were necessary in order to take that major at a school that allowed me to do hands-on work. So my three things would be…

1) Save money as a kid – I had my own businesses starting at age six, but I spent all of it eventually. I went off to college with nothing in the bank expect graduation present money.

2) Scholarships (and talking to the financial aid office directly) – despite all of my financial problems, I never went into the financial aid office and demand they do something for me. I pursued some scholarships, but I know there’s more I could have done, early on.

3) Stuck with theater in college – that doesn’t sound financial, now does it? But now I’m aching to pursue a career in backstage theater work, and I wish I had participated in the theater groups on my campus over the last five years. I think I’d have many more stepping stones right now if I’d done that!

Stephanie PTY’s last blog post: 18-Year-Olds and Credit Cards: Discussion Continues

By: Money Genie: I Grant You 3 Financial Do-Overs

Money Genie: I Grant You 3 Financial Do-Overs — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:46:30 +0000

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By: Money Dieter

Money Dieter — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:35:29 +0000

I would have lived more frugally and avoided students loans and credit card debt.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:05:34 +0000

I waited till this year to start up my Roth IRA account and should have started it 6 months ago and got some money in for last year. I know it's not a huge difference but could be a little bit. Craig’s last blog post: Identity Theft: Fatal Attraction with a Financial Twist?

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:14:33 +0000

Shockingly, I have no financial regrets. I've always been a diligent saver and a wise investor. What I do have is high hopes that I'll see the end of the finish line soon for the massive debt I've absorbed in my transition to writing. But again, only saving made the transition remotely possible. Writer Dad’s last blog post: An Exclamation Point is Like a Promise