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Education is not the solution to all personal-finance problems

Doesn’t it seem like people throw “education” around as the solution to every problem in personal finance? So when it comes to education, I start rolling my eyes when people suggest education is the magic bullet. Let’s get real, please. As heretical as it is to say in our society, “education” is not the panacea for personal finance.

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Working on the UK edition of I Will Teach You To Be Rich

I’ve been working on the UK edition of my book and laughed out loud when I saw these edits from my UK editor:

Ice lolly? Awww. What other funny words can I learn?
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Help me dominate: Vote for my SXSW panel on automating finances

Guys, I submitted a panel to SXSW (Austin tech conference with a lot of nerdy ppl going) to speak about building a bulletproof personal-finance system. If I get enough votes, I’m going to give a lightning talk with some stuff I haven’t revealed before.
But I need your help — it will take 2 minutes to [...]

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Interested in earning money on the side? Help me shape an upcoming bootcamp

For the past few months, my friend and I have been putting together a bootcamp to help people earn more money on the side. We’ve written pages and pages, catalogued hundreds of ideas, and started recording a bunch of videos (including case studies of people who earn lots of money on the side). But before we go any further, we want to get your thoughts.

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The Craigslist Penis Effect

The Craigslist Penis Effect describes situations where everyone else is so horrible that, by being even half-decent, you can dominate everyone else and win.

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Looking for people in your 20s, 30s, and 40s — what do you wish you’d saved for?

Lots of people leave comments on this site saying, “Ramit, I’ve already handled the basics, so what am I supposed to do with my money now?”
I’m working on a new post to give you a strategy to leave your friends in the financial dust.
But first, I need your help to tell me what [...]

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