Lifestyle
Being a Parent and Student
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Being a parent is a difficult job. Being a working parent is even tougher. OK. Let’s throw one more thing into the mix. Being a working parent and student is REALLY tough. Your attention is being pulled in a hundred […]
Spouse Support with Online Learning
When I mentored undergraduate business students at WGU, one of the questions I would always ask in my very first call with a student is: “Who is in your support system?” I think that a support system may be overlooked as an important part of attending school. You might think, “I’m the one going back […]
Telling Family and Friends About Going Back to School
Going back to college will take away some fairly large chunks of time you’ve been spending with family and friends. It does not mean you will not have time for them. In fact, if you run a time audit - how you currently spend your time - you can probably make a few adjustments and […]
How A Degree Will Benefit Your Kids
How do you explain the financial benefits of getting your degree to a child? I have four girls; the oldest has just entered the teenage years. Everyone’s first comment is that I will need to save up for the four weddings. My response is that all I really need to save up for is four […]
