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"[North Korea] is just a bizarre experience. It’s lonely, it's depressing. You feel so sad for the people. It’s so hopeless. No one has free will. You know that when you leave, their lives stay the same. I just felt terrible, tired and it wore me down."
"It's been sometime after I read your first book. I would like to know how to get my credit score up again? I previously took out a loan, but now I have paid off the loan and my credit score history still looks bad. How can I get it right again?"
"The student loan problem is overwhelming for so many people. It cuts across ages, genders, racial lines, demographics of all sorts. I’m so happy that people are starting to talk about it because when you start talking about it, that’s what begins to drive people to think about solutions."
"I believe in karma. I believe that people get what they deserve, good and bad. I believe that you have to be fair in business. I don’t think that you can be 100% of a giver and I certainly don’t think you should be 100% of a taker. I was raised, “it’s better to be giver than a taker."
"We wanted a better life, more control over our time and to be there for our kids without anybody saying “no” to us. So, when people started getting negative, we had a really good 'why' to grab onto and resist that temptation to give in to all the haters." - Shane
"Coupons to me, or saving money strategically, is a win/win. I think it’s a mindset though that people feel like is this big time zapper. But it’s just not. Not today and not with mobile and tech. It's very simple to save."
"I am expecting a windfall by the end of this year, as a result of a lawsuit over a car accident. My lawyer says I should be receiving between $20-30k. I have a healthy savings account, a Roth IRA, and owe $20k in student loans. But, what do you suggest I do with this new money?"
"We really had to get really clear about where we could seek the funding. Because we’re a nonprofit, we immediately went to sort of foundation route but I think it’s also really important to start thinking outside of your comfort zone."
"I think the demand is becoming pretty massive. The stats coming out say 90% of parents want their kids to learn to code. Yet, less than 25% of schools are teaching computer science. I think over the next five to 10 years, we’re going to see computer science added to the core curriculum."
