Sounds like a player getting eliminated at the end of a Monopoly game when one owes a lot of money and goes bankrupt.

Should clicking on the companies (lyft, Kickerstarter..) open in a new tab instead of navigating away from Stripe?

There are some downsides to Schwab's zero fee robo, from Wealthfront CEO's perspective: https://medium.com/@adamnash/broken-values-bottom-lines-3d55...

If you're going to post the argument, probably post both sides :)

http://www.aboutschwab.com/press/statements/response-to-blog...

These are the two posts I still have on my "read later" list. I assume both of them are pretty good compared to other options (stock picking, mutual funds, ...) :)

I think there is an assumption that this enables such a job that otherwise would be unattainable. As an individual, of course you want the $80k job, despite the $60k job "requiring less debt", plus you then get to keep the $80k job after the 2 years.

If I want to optimize for longevity of career and salary, then a college degree is the obvious choice.

My assumption based on your posts is that you have a degree you are proud of and look down on those that don't. Anything that makes that choice seem unwise is quickly put down or dismissed. I find this attitude quite common with those that spent a lot of money for a piece of paper.