tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438358143352940533.post2050675789306755858..comments2017-05-05T10:00:15.669-07:00Comments on Finding Passion on the Road of Life: The Student Loan StoryAmanda Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00957305702032867371noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438358143352940533.post-11073329977422482922013-11-22T11:26:13.516-08:002013-11-22T11:26:13.516-08:00I definitely agree that most 18 year olds can see ...I definitely agree that most 18 year olds can see the correlation between using the money to buy clothes and dinners and the debt they rack up. There really should be a seminar or at least some type of course as to what money really is! Amanda Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957305702032867371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438358143352940533.post-58097348463197100872013-11-22T11:21:51.780-08:002013-11-22T11:21:51.780-08:00My hope is that when my kids are going into colleg...My hope is that when my kids are going into college, tuition prices will be much more controlled than they are now. It's sad that the way it used to be, being able to work hard during the off months and get a few bucks in the bank doesn't help much anymore. <br /><br />But hopefully, those tried and true methods that you described above will get me out of this student loan debt!Amanda Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957305702032867371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438358143352940533.post-85212241095717509232013-11-22T08:51:14.901-08:002013-11-22T08:51:14.901-08:00I find it really disturbing when people use studen...I find it really disturbing when people use student loans to fund their lifestyle rather than their tuition. I mean I know it costs money to live, but is it really worth all that extra debt? Could those expenses not be covered by part time work? I think part of the problem is, most 18 year olds don't understand the implications of all that loan money they're spending. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658961997515035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438358143352940533.post-3842353655342791282013-11-16T11:44:35.596-08:002013-11-16T11:44:35.596-08:00Many moons back, when I graduated from university,...Many moons back, when I graduated from university, I was fortunate not to have any debt. This was due to two things: <br />(1) back then (and we're talking long before you were born - lol) education expenses were a lot cheaper, and<br />(2) I worked my butt off during the summers and on weekends during the school seasons to pay my student expenses, while still living at home with my parents.Giving me free room and board represented their help to me during those years.<br /><br />Practically every buck went towards school expenses - boring eh?<br /><br />Years have gone by, IT career now in retirement, good investments made, practical budgets followed, now totally debt free, own our house mortgage free. Discipline, hard work and financial maturity. <br /><br />You too Amanda can do all this - and probably more.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262061410188035232noreply@blogger.com