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  Last month my blogging buddy Mr. Groovy  was kind enough to write a post highlighting my thoughts on hacking a  college degree .  It appears that Mr. Groovy and I are both "freedomists" with substantial rebellious streaks in us.  While it's easy to be down on higher education with its ridiculous tuition rates for degrees of limited utility, there are still many reasons to earn a college degree.  Here are ten reasons you should consider pursuing an undergraduate degree:   Credential * Many jobs require a college degree (any degree!) as a minimum requirement.  Like it or not, a college degree serves as a filter during the interview process.  Once you earn your degree in physics or P.E., the interviewer can "check the box" on your job application and continue on with the interview.  Conversely, the lack of a degree is often used against you during the hiring process.  As soon as you earn your college degree, those days will be over.   Grit * In my opini...

[caption id="attachment_2290" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Picture from a Reader:  Mount Alice in Seward, Alaska [/caption] There's no doubt that reading about money can be pretty boring.  Writing about money can be equally as boring.  I don't always enjoy it, so why do I still attempt to crank out blog posts every now and again?  Here are a few reasons that I still write: #1:  To Change the Narrative Okay, I'm going to be brutally honest here.  I can't stand the personal finance nonsense oozing out of the teachers' lounge.  From day one in my teaching career, I've heard the same old tired lines: "Teachers ought to be paid more because teaching is such an important job.  Teachers have such a difficult job, but they are grossly underappreciated and underpaid." Raise your hand if you've heard that before.  In order to avoid being ostracized by my peers, I usually just nod my head in agreement whenever the woe-is-us ...