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Smart Start Money provides information on making smart money decisions. Providing tips, personal experiences, and opinions on saving smart and spending smart. Times have changed since getting a job and keeping the same place of employment for a lifetime. The average time spent with one employer is now three to five years. Companies are replacing workers with lean staff that previously held more people to accomplish the same tasks. This has resulted in periods of unemployment for many people making it challenging to save for retirement and stay debt-free. The rising costs of healthcare, consumer goods, and wages that often do not seem to keep pace with the cost of daily life make it more important than ever to make smart financial decisions. Millions of people struggle each day to get ahead. The intention of Smart Start Money is to not only provide insight into saving or spending but also open conversations. Discussions relating to the economy, employment, and even the occasional forbidden topic of politics are possible. If the subject matter has a correlation to helping people with their finances or questioning the so-called experts, it is open for dialogue. It has never been more important than ever to save and stay out of debt. No one has all the answers when it comes to personal finance. People come from all different backgrounds in life. The choices we make and the opportunities available are never identical. We can all learn from each other.
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Is Free College and Student Loan Forgiveness a Good Idea?
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Free college and student loan debt forgiveness has become a popular topic. This is particularly the case with several politicians in Washington. The subject was also a hot issue in this last Presidential election. People being able to attend college without incurring any debt or having decades of current student loans forgiven seems like a good idea to some people. However, free college really doesn’t solve the ultimate problem with higher education which is the cost.
This podcast episode talks about why student loan forgiveness and free college are not a good idea.
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Door to Door Sales: Scams, Schemes, and Annoying
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Door to door sales would seem like it should be something of the past. Yet, it seems there are still quite a few businesses that believe in a face-to-face sales method by knocking on doors. The problem with this is the opportunity for less than honest salespeople to pressure unsuspecting consumers to buy into a sales pitch. Scams involving door-to-door solicitations are also nothing new but they do seem to be on the rise.
This podcast episode talks about door-to-door sales and how to protect yourself from a scam.
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
What Are Some Factors That Are Truly Driving up the Price of College Tuition?
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Although wages have increased over time, the cost of a college education has soared. Four-year public college tuition has increased 571% since the late 1980’s. Even taking inflation into consideration, the increase has been 213%. The higher prices for private universities have done a little better with an increase of 129% over the last three decades. Tuition rates tend to increase at about twice the rate of inflation. The average increase is around 8% per year. This means the cost of college doubles about every nine years.
Why does the price of college tuition keep going up?
This podcast episode talks about the reasons why college tuition keeps increasing.
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
What Are Some Ways Companies Eliminate Older Workers?
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is theoretically assumed to protect people 40 years of age and older from employment discrimination but like many laws, it really doesn’t live up to the reason it was created. If you are an older person in the workplace, you need to know the Age Discrimination Act is not going to protect you. Companies and their Human Resource Departments have several techniques at their disposal to phase out older employees.
This podcast episode talks about the ways companies get rid of older workers so they do not get in trouble for age discrimination.
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