Tag: Student Loans

Education can be a Catch-22 sinkhole for the working professional
Investing in education can be a never ending proposition!

My Tree Died
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite quotes is a chinese proverb. It goes: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” I think my […]

A PhD in Bacardi: Repost
Here is a reworking of one of one of my early posts. It’s a story about a PhD who had to sell vacations to pay off student loan debt.

University of the People
There is a unique window of opportunity just now starting for professionals.

Survey Analysis 2 – Student Debt Load
Note: This is an analysis to some of the answers I’ve received from interviews and surveys. For privacy sake, I have redacted some details by using […] to signify when something was cut out or replaced to promote […]

How to get A $30,000 PhD in Bacardi Part III: Lessons Learned
So what are the takeaways? If you have read Part I and Part II then you know the framework for the story of Piedmont Cruises and Dr. Bacardi. So let’s take a look at some […]

How to get A $30,000 PhD in Bacardi Part II: Good Food
Part II of a three part story about the usefulness of a PhD.

How to get A $30,000 PhD in Bacardi Part I:Back Story
Part I of a three part story about the usefulness of a PhD.

BA. CC. OK?
Scope Creep, and it’s Scope creep creating more 4 year degree PIC’s. I am very deeply engaged on a professional level with my local community college. I say this because I get it.. I get […]