This is an overflow diary to the wolverine saga, but stick with me at least to hear my proposal.
I'm not taking sides on the wolverine deal, however, honest ignorance of economic and financial matters IS a big deal to a lot of good, honest people, kossacks and civilians, and I'd like to help address some of the ignorance and misconceptions and general common sense questions that many people have.
I make $100/hour in the real world. I'm offering my services pro bono below.
First of all, I'd like to thank bondagedad for inspiring me to write this. I have no idea if it will sink to obscurity, but I always feel smarter after reading his diaries. I'm in a related business but I have more of a populist style.
I'll spare the bio and the background; what I am proposing is a movement within Kos, however it is administered, planned or executed, that addresses some of the very points raised by wolverine's diary.
Mortgage basics, general economic theory and basic legal rights and responsibilities are second nature to me, as they are aspects of my profession. I'm an appraiser. I've also found myself sucked into the vacuum of financial counseling after meeting sob story after sob story of people who have gotten the shaft for a whole number of reasons. So much so that I've half-written several books about various topics.
I have a company to run and clients to satisfy, so it will be awhile before I finish any or all of these books, however, I'm laying this out there to see if there is any interest in either direction - teachers and students.
I don't know exactly how it would or should evolve, I'll see if this generates any responses.