Comments on: Do “C” Students Deserve “A” Lifestyles?

By: The Economy Is Back Baby! | Financial Samurai

The Economy Is Back Baby! | Financial Samurai — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:41:47 +0000

[...] We are delusional. Delusion is the root of many problems. You are a C-student but you think you deserve an “A” lifestyle so you spend more than you have and get yourself in trouble. You only make $75,000 a year, but go [...]

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:23:09 +0000

Jordan, channel your frustration into the realization that not everybody can be wealthy, successful and cherished. If you accept your reality, you will be much happier.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:35:31 +0000

I made some C’s in school, many A’s, so what? Question is: did the author of this article make good grades? He doesn’t even know that “ahead” is one word and not two –No thanx spellczech.

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:54:23 +0000

Excellent thoughts! Does this mean you are voting Republican in 2012? Because the current administration is about big government, big regulation, and the personal medlings in all our lives i.e. child tax credit, income phaseouts, etc. Thx!

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:39:06 +0000

1. The idea here that we take away people’s choice in lifestyle because of how the did in school is the most asenine idea I have ever heard. Let’s not forget we need C students to fight our wars, fix our cars, and build our homes. The world needs C students who work hard too, and this article suggests we tell them how they can spend their money?

2. Another big issue is government funding for schools. There will be kids in certain demographics/geographys that will never get into a top tier school and if they do, they likely will be behind the curve in what they have learned.

3. Just because you didn’t get an “A” GPA in subjects like history, science, and art does not mean that you lack talent in other areas. Think for a minute about athletes.. should they not be well compensated because they did poorly acedemically? Their talents fill up our sports venues and bring in millions and millions of dollars for citys and businesses. The same is true for other entertainers.

4. Lastly, money management has little to do with grades and all to do with personal temperment, conviction, and family upbringing.

I’m glad I came across this article, I couldn’t disagree with it more.

By: libby

libby — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:25:16 +0000

I think it depends some peoople are unfocused when it comes to undergraduate classes. They mature when they get to graduate school and their grades soar because the classes are not as tedious and it actually has to do with what you want to do.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:03:11 +0000

I think ultimately what matters is desire.

Yes, we can talk about connections, grades, experience, and all these other secret methods that open doors. These traits are all traced back to the desire to do something. As an engineer, I like to think about the root cause of things. :)

To me, grades are only one of an infinite amount of methods to open doors. In my opinion, overwhelming desire is what will help you develop these different door-opening tools

Personally, I always had the desire to make a lot of money. This resulted in me reading tons of personal finance books, researching how to negotiate salaries, make connections, research companies that were interviewing me, etc.

(I went straight from undergrad to grad school, but had a summer internship in between. I got this internship because I expressed extreme desire to work for this company, because I knew it would open doors to the industry that I am in.)

By: Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford | Financial Samurai

Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford | Financial Samurai — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:05:28 +0000

[...] have proposed creating government restrictions on what you can and cannot buy, and how much credit you can get based on your high school and [...]