majorcatfish
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@journey11 that was funny........
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journey11
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I need to get myself one of those rubber chickens. Might be useful for waking up DH in the morning! 
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Recent Grad in front of a computer: I'm looking for a government program to reduce my student loan.
Father: In my day we called that a job.
Grad: I was hoping for something a little less time consuming.
Father: In my day we called that a job.
Grad: I was hoping for something a little less time consuming.
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Keep looking, the programs are out there.
Me? I repaid my student loan. I'm betting there are lots of folks in congress that did not.
Me? I repaid my student loan. I'm betting there are lots of folks in congress that did not.
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Personally I had no student loans. I had a lot of benefit from the GI Bill, I worked 20 to 24 hours a week in the student cafeteria, and had these strange things called summer jobs. I rode a bicycle, no car for me. When I graduated I owed zero, then immediately went into debt to get a car so I could go to work.
digitS'
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I was in school during the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's! Of course, nearly two-thirds of the time I spent inside those walls, the cost to me was free ... That was because of the "bare-foot school boy" legislation from several generations before the bell rang for my first day in first grade 
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I didn't intend to jump right into college. Having some money was a reason, both to wait and to jump in. I finally jumped in because it looked like I was gonna be sitting around aaalll one winter with no job, no income. Borrowed $300/semester (for the first 6 semesters) and jumped in. ... with 1,800 bucks ...
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So, what are you goin' on about, Steve? That ain't much money!
No, you're right it ain't, isn't! But, I started down that path when Johnson was president (Lyndon not Andrew!). A dollar was a dollar and a beer was 25¢. And, my first 3 semesters were at a 2 year college where tuition and fees were $127/semester! Even today that would be a great price! The Bureau of Labor Statistics tells me with inflation over the years! It would be $800/semester in today's dollars. Instead, that little 2 year college charges $2,011/semester, according to their website.
I went on for the next 5 semesters at a state university and seem to remember that tuition and fees were nearly twice what I'd been paying. I guess so ... in-state full-time the U of I tells me is now $3,510/semester. No room, no board, no books. Adjusting for inflation, students in these 2 state schools in the US hinterland are paying 2.5 times what I paid.
I never felt I could afford to live on campus. I finished those 8 semesters in 6 years. Seems that there were a couple years in there with different priorities.
Steve
.I didn't intend to jump right into college. Having some money was a reason, both to wait and to jump in. I finally jumped in because it looked like I was gonna be sitting around aaalll one winter with no job, no income. Borrowed $300/semester (for the first 6 semesters) and jumped in. ... with 1,800 bucks ...
.So, what are you goin' on about, Steve? That ain't much money!
No, you're right it ain't, isn't! But, I started down that path when Johnson was president (Lyndon not Andrew!). A dollar was a dollar and a beer was 25¢. And, my first 3 semesters were at a 2 year college where tuition and fees were $127/semester! Even today that would be a great price! The Bureau of Labor Statistics tells me with inflation over the years! It would be $800/semester in today's dollars. Instead, that little 2 year college charges $2,011/semester, according to their website.
I went on for the next 5 semesters at a state university and seem to remember that tuition and fees were nearly twice what I'd been paying. I guess so ... in-state full-time the U of I tells me is now $3,510/semester. No room, no board, no books. Adjusting for inflation, students in these 2 state schools in the US hinterland are paying 2.5 times what I paid.
I never felt I could afford to live on campus. I finished those 8 semesters in 6 years. Seems that there were a couple years in there with different priorities.
Steve
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Chickie'sMomaInNH
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thank you! Nature is a much better Rx than most out on the market! at least with Nature you would only need to take 1 med & not have to offset it with something else to offset any side effects!
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Not ready to give up my xanax yet, does all those things without the bug bites.
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I was in college in the early 70s. Tuition was so much per semester not so much per credit as it is now. By taking 18 - 24 credits each semester (12 was full time) I was able to get out in a bit over 3 years. Never lived on campus as I was married at the time.
At least one semester of tuition went to Dad who had me borrowed it so he could buy another house.
At least one semester of tuition went to Dad who had me borrowed it so he could buy another house.
