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Making life’s toughest topics SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL
Navigating today’s increasingly complex world is challenging and confusing. Whether you’re trying to mortgage a home, pay off your student debt, find a job or get married, it never is easy. SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL seeks to make all of the topics important to being a successful adult fun and informative. Our schools failed to provide us the knowledge needed to get a jump start on a productive life, but with SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL it’s better late than never.
Courses
As SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL matures, we will be adding new courses as well as bolster existing courses. Below are the current courses in which we have lessons to share. Click on them to be taken to each individual course.
Managing your finances are hard. Just trying to support yourself and pay your rent is a monumental effort. Improving your financial literacy is the first step in setting yourself up for a successful financial future.
Getting married is the biggest life change you will ever go through. As a recently engaged couple, we are going to share our experiences, tips and pitfalls, as they happen in real-time.
We cover a wide-array of topics at SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL, but sometimes we need to open up Office Hours to share our opinions that don’t fit in any of our more-defined courses.
Recent Lessons
What’s The Deal With Series I Bonds?
With inflation on the rise, Series I bonds can help maintain your buying power.
Importance of financial goal setting
Financial goal setting is a rewarding exercise that will help you accomplish your long-term dreams. Follow these steps to get started!
Home Project On Your Mind? Follow These Three Vendor Tips!
Homeownership is sneaky expensive and requires a lot of work. Make sure to follow these tips when hiring home project vendors.
Don’t Discount Emotions in Finances
It’s easy to get lost in the numbers when it comes to finances, but don’t discount the emotions in your financial decision-making.
How Buying a Home Affected Our Budget
Buying a home immediately has impacts on your budget. Here are some ways our budget shifted when we bought our first home.
Why “Retiring Early” is Controversial
See why we’ve changed our goals from “retiring early” to “financial independence.”
What are Short-Term vs. Long-Term Capital Gains?
Knowing the difference between long-term and short-term capital gains can have a big impact on your taxes and overall returns. Let’s explore what capital gains are.
Top 5 Things To Know About Homebuying
Buying a home is an exciting, but complicated process. These are the top 5 things I wished I knew about homebuying.
Our Experience Buying a Home During a Seller’s Market
Check out the professors’ experience buying a home during a seller’s market.
What Happens When a Company Goes Bankrupt?
Ever wonder what happens when a company goes bankrupt? We will explore the two major types of corporate bankruptcy.
How Do Progressive Tax Brackets Work?
Love them or hate them, taxes affect all of us. Learn what progressive tax brackets are and how they will affect your take-home income.
Silver Linings of a Pandemic Wedding
A pandemic wedding wasn’t what we planned on, but we found so many positive silver linings.
Zillow vs. Realtor.com vs. Redfin: Which is the best website for house hunting?
The best house hunting websites offer some powerful tools. SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL breaks down the top three websites for house hunting.
The True Cost of Dog Ownership
Have you ever had a challenging day? One of those days where nothing you did was right? Maybe you missed a deadline, got dumped, or
6 Wedding Budget Lessons – How to Stay Within Your Wedding Budget
It’s no surprise that weddings are exceedingly expensive. Here are 6 lessons to help stay within your wedding budget
Different Types of Homes – Which One is Best For Me?
What is the difference between a condo, townhouse and single-family residence? We’ll explore the different types of homes to help you choose the right one.
Classic First-Time Homebuyer Dilemma: Starter Home vs. Dream Home
Are you ready to buy your first home, but not sure how big to go? We lay out some of the key considerations for buying a starter home vs. dream home.
What is an IRA and Why Should You Care?
Whether you’re a new investor or looking to bolster your retirement savings, an Individual Retirement Account is a great option available to everyone. In this guide, we will answer the question: What is an IRA and why do I care?
What topic do you want to be SLIGHTLY EDUCATIONAL?
We cover a wide-array of topics and will continue to add more. Tell us what topics you want us to write about next.