Comments on: The Price Of Education http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/ This is where your finance takes place Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Beef Up Your Financial Education and Be Prepared @ The Roundup http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1125 Beef Up Your Financial Education and Be Prepared @ The Roundup Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:04:44 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1125 [...] The Price Of Education @ The Financial Blogger (A Canadian’s take on education plans) [...] [...] The Price Of Education @ The Financial Blogger (A Canadian’s take on education plans) [...]

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1113 The Financial Blogger Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:31:43 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1113 Gates, I think that learning more stuff is only good for your career and your mental health ;-) Unfortunately, like you said, it's tough to work and learn at the same time (this is why they invented coffee by the way ;-). FP, it is definitely in my plan to write more about my MBA. I just wanted to see how things go (I only had 3 courses of each class so far). I'll write more about it in November as I am going for 2 more MBA weekends this month (starting tomorrow morning!). Cheers, FB. Gates, I think that learning more stuff is only good for your career and your mental health ;-)
Unfortunately, like you said, it’s tough to work and learn at the same time (this is why they invented coffee by the way ;-).

FP, it is definitely in my plan to write more about my MBA. I just wanted to see how things go (I only had 3 courses of each class so far). I’ll write more about it in November as I am going for 2 more MBA weekends this month (starting tomorrow morning!).

Cheers,

FB.

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1112 FourPillars Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:21:53 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1112 Thanks for the link and compliment. You should blog more about your MBA experience - I think it would be interesting. If nothing else it would give people like me an idea of what an MBA is really made up of. Mike Thanks for the link and compliment.

You should blog more about your MBA experience - I think it would be interesting. If nothing else it would give people like me an idea of what an MBA is really made up of.

Mike

]]> By: Gates VP http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1111 Gates VP Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:51:04 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1111 It's neat that you bring this one up. When young people talk about investment, education is always on the tip of my tongue. It's nice to watch 10k in RRSPs grow from the time your 20; but at some point you have to ask yourself if a lifetime of making more money / hour (i.e.: more education) isn't a better bet than compounding the 10k? I'm not saying that everyone should do med school (or MBAs) as there are clear limitations, but I am saying that everyone should consider education as a part of their on-going investments. It's kind of a funny relationship: you can't buy experience, but you typically can't train and work at the same time. I look back at even my 5 years of professional work and I have a least a few "extra-curricular" courses and certifications to my name. My Uni degree was definitely an important landmark, but I know that this extra training is really an investment towards my income at 30+. The fiancé and I have both made on-going training into a priority, so we're more than happy to throw money at "educational" endeavors. Maybe I'm a little self-centered, but almost everyone I know could benefit their career with little bits of incremental training. It’s neat that you bring this one up.

When young people talk about investment, education is always on the tip of my tongue. It’s nice to watch 10k in RRSPs grow from the time your 20; but at some point you have to ask yourself if a lifetime of making more money / hour (i.e.: more education) isn’t a better bet than compounding the 10k?

I’m not saying that everyone should do med school (or MBAs) as there are clear limitations, but I am saying that everyone should consider education as a part of their on-going investments. It’s kind of a funny relationship: you can’t buy experience, but you typically can’t train and work at the same time.

I look back at even my 5 years of professional work and I have a least a few “extra-curricular” courses and certifications to my name. My Uni degree was definitely an important landmark, but I know that this extra training is really an investment towards my income at 30+.

The fiancé and I have both made on-going training into a priority, so we’re more than happy to throw money at “educational” endeavors. Maybe I’m a little self-centered, but almost everyone I know could benefit their career with little bits of incremental training.

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1110 FourPillars Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:16:55 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-price-of-education/#comment-1110 Thanks for the link and compliment. You should blog more about your MBA experience - I think it would be interesting. If nothing else it would give people like me an idea of what an MBA is really made up of. Mike Thanks for the link and compliment.

You should blog more about your MBA experience - I think it would be interesting. If nothing else it would give people like me an idea of what an MBA is really made up of.

Mike

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