tomfrankly
Thomas Frank
tomfrankly

I came here to add this, but seeing as it's already here I'll just add to the discussion and say it's one of my favorite podcast. While they don't have all the answers, they've massively improved since the beginning and bring on a lot of really knowledgeable people to tackle complex subjects. For me, though, it's the

I'm a big fan of the Stacking Benjamins podcast. They release episodes three times a week and have a really relaxed format similar to LMM. One difference is that show is divided into segments, so it's good for people with ADD!

You make a great point, though I'd like to expand on it a bit. With regard to money, one of my philosophies is basically:

"Money won't make you happy, but a lack of money can sure make you unhappy."

The college experience isn't all about the money you'll make in the future, but it would be foolish to ignore the debt

THIS. My friend Adam Carroll once pointed out something that makes a lot of sense: Since loan providers are willing to give students gobs and gobs of money, universities have no incentive to lower their sticker prices. On the contrary - they're encouraged to compete for students by providing insane amenities and perks

I'd go one step further and say that even a top-tier school with a prestigious reputation might not even be worth it! Experience and effort trump school reputation any day (the only caveat here that I'm willing to debate would be the networking options; however, the Internet dampens even that point).

Kristin makes a

To me, focusing only on the relationship between major and potential income is looking at it too narrowly. I think a "softer" major can be a good choice as well; however, choosing one puts an even greater importance on getting out-of-class experience.

It's all about well-defined goals. A goal-driven English major is

How do you motivate a friend who really wants to get healthy, but lacks the drive to keep healthy habits going after the initial excitement of setting goals?