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Michelle Dunlap

Michelle Dunlap

Veteran, Millennial, and Accounting Student with a love of the Social Sciences

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Below, please find my top posts. In the future, these posts will change but for now, enjoy.

About Michelle

Hello.  My name is Michelle.  If you found your way here from another site, welcome! If not, welcome all the same! Let me tell you about my background, which is rather varied. I’ve been a teacher, tutor, sales staff/trainer, and an active duty member of the United States Coast Guard.…Continue reading “About Michelle”

24Jul 202124 Jul 2021

Paying off your credit cards isn’t as hard as you think

Credit card debt a miserable kind of debt to have, thanks to high interest rates and long pay-off horizons. But…

6Jul 202024 Jul 2021

Credit score: what it is, how it works, and why it doesn’t necessarily matter for you

Yes, I did choose that intentionally provocative title. I see a lot of questions from people that don’t seem to…

4Jul 20207 Feb 2022

Putting Student Loans in Context at a individual level

I’m noticing a trend on Quora, where I answer questions on budgeting and paying off debt, of assuming that all…

Words of Wisdom

Quotes about the social sciences

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

Mark Twain

We are not makers of history, we are made by history.

George Washington

History can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves and our common humanity, so that we can better face the future.

Robert Penn Warren

Personal Finance

Why I’m fanatical about paying off loans early

7 Feb 2022
Those of you who read this sit probably have come to the conclusion that I advocate paying off your loans - credit cards, autos, student loans - as early as…
Personal Finance

Paying off your credit cards isn’t as hard as you think

24 Jul 202124 Jul 2021
Credit card debt a miserable kind of debt to have, thanks to high interest rates and long pay-off horizons. But it's honestly easier to pay off your credit cards than…
Personal Finance…

Credit score: what it is, how it works, and why it doesn’t necessarily matter for you

6 Jul 202024 Jul 2021
Yes, I did choose that intentionally provocative title. I see a lot of questions from people that don't seem to understand what a credit score is, what it's really used…
Personal Finance: Just Starting Out…

Putting Student Loans in Context at a individual level

4 Jul 20207 Feb 2022
I'm noticing a trend on Quora, where I answer questions on budgeting and paying off debt, of assuming that all student loan is inherently bad and you should avoid them.…
Education…

Minimizing College Costs: You don’t have to spend a fortune on your degree

4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020
The cost of college is something everyone seems to be worrying about these days. But you don't need to end up in a ton of debt to get a standard…
Personal Finance…

Getting out of debt: Avalanche or Snowball?

4 Jul 202024 Jul 2021
Getting out of debt is one of the best possible things you can do for your finances. Paying off everything (except a mortgage) as quickly as you can will allow…
Uncategorized…

Spreading Accurate Information In the Social Media Age

20 Sep 201920 Sep 2019
Put your most critical info right up in your byline or first sentence if you want your message to come across on social media. I was inspired to write this…
Education…

Promoting Student Choice in Lesson Plans: 5/7/9 plans

8 Mar 20194 Jun 2019
One of the best lesson planning tools for independent student work I ever got was passed down to me by one of my professors at The College of New Jersey.…

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