Hi Aim Hier,, OT:College costs,
My son enters college in 1 month. How can I compare? Easily,,,,, very easily,,,,,,,, he has exactly the same part-time job with the same employer I did when I went to college,, how does it compare now??????????,,, well I lived at home, drove on to campus(Purdue, West Lafayette) paid for my own books and tuition,,, I used about 30% of my spendable take home income,,, What about now,, he has the same job I did so long ago,, it would take about 90% of his take home annually to cover his tuition and books by himself,, so the real costs seem to have tripled using this measure,, which I believe to quite acurate,, We travel the state for tournaments,, I cannot tell you how many people have asked me if I knew how lucky we were to live here,, and save all that money,, in the past 5 yrs especially,,, I guess "the sun shines on the ugliest dog's a$$ every now and then" so I consider myself lucky,, when he was in jr high,, we thought $12,000 to $15,000 for 4 or 5 yrs,, we are now looking at $35,000 to $42,000 for the same,,, pay as you go here,, no financial aid for this local, financial aid= loans,, no thanks,, can't tell you how many I know hocking there house for $20,000 per year to get kids thru,,,and they are in they're 50's!!!!! No guarantee of employment or graduation,,, you talk about risk,,, He really wanted to go to Bowling Green State University,,, out of state tuition we were looking at about$130,000 when you include gas, pizza, movies, etc on top of tuition and board,, same degree he can get here, cheaper too,, not to mention his loss of income from losing his job if he moved there,, keep AIMing, Firebird
