johnart said:

CallMeCarrie said:

The OP warned us... just talking about student loans invites the devil into our normally peaceful org!

I just hate to see a catfight over something so un-catfight-worthy.

The ORG somehow attracts catfights. Don't know why.

Anyways, @ Paisley. I feel ya, I went through that when I was in college myself.

Genesia said:

Did somebody hold a gun to your head and force you to borrow that money?

Excuse you, but some students do NOT have much of a choice but to get student loans sometimes. Public AND Private universities have their tuition prices too damn high! And for the record, holding down a full-time job AND being a full-time student at the same time is difficult.

I'm a two-time university dropout. I'm know exactly what I'm talking about.

vainandy said:

Hell, I'd never be able to pay that back. That's one of the reasons why I never went to college. Of course I'll probably be stuck here in Mississippi for the rest of my life because of it.

Didn't you go to bussiness school? How much was your tuition at the time?

CallMeCarrie said:

johnart said:

Lawdhammerceeee. Just stop. One of u is sensitive and the other just being a bitch.

Quit it now.

The OP warned us... just talking about student loans invites the devil into our normally peaceful org!

:falloff:

Genesia said:

Did somebody hold a gun to your head and force you to borrow that money?

My dad was avery very persuasive guy...so mentally yes..I was flooded with info about going to college before even getting out of High School.

paisleypark4 said:

I dont believe in the 'devil' but dammit if Student Loans isnt HELL ON EARTH

What the hell?

I got 10 years and $200 monthly payments. Ugh..WHY WHY WHY can't they just go away

Shudda never did it...lawd JESUS I was hoodwinked! I was young, 18..didnt know what I was getting into..but you know they say everything happens for a reason.. it has upped my pay having a degree and all...but dammit if those payments kill the things I wish I could have right now.

Have you considered stripping?

muirdo said:

paisleypark4 said:

I dont believe in the 'devil' but dammit if Student Loans isnt HELL ON EARTH

What the hell?

I got 10 years and $200 monthly payments. Ugh..WHY WHY WHY can't they just go away

Shudda never did it...lawd JESUS I was hoodwinked! I was young, 18..didnt know what I was getting into..but you know they say everything happens for a reason.. it has upped my pay having a degree and all...but dammit if those payments kill the things I wish I could have right now.

Have you considered stripping?

Did it one time in a hotel room but I cant see myself doing that for a job...I made a good $300 in 2 hours though.

I thought college was expensive when I went(1978-82), but now it's fucking insane! What's the average, like $40k a year? I feel for these kids today.

My brother has three he'll have to put through school - yeesh! The good thing is they're six years apart.

CallMeCarrie said:

johnart said:

I just hate to see a catfight over something so un-catfight-worthy.

Especially between 2 people you like.

Whose side do you choose?

i take chocolate 1 side.

paisleypark4 said:

Genesia said:

Did somebody hold a gun to your head and force you to borrow that money?

My dad was avery very persuasive guy...so mentally yes..I was flooded with info about going to college before even getting out of High School.

get that federal loan rpeayment plan for working in an underserved area...while Obama is still in office

btw $200 a month aint shit

Same thing here - I mean, back home in Belgium, everyone my age is buying houses and having babies/starting families.

Sometimes it's best not to do too much math and just go for those big things you really want in life, and trust that things will work out in the end. I bet if people knew exactly how much over the long term having a baby will cost, many people would think twice:) But then, usually the pluses far outweigh the rest:)... I guess it's something [even for planned pregnancies] that people just throw themselves into, without counting/planning every pennies.

So take a deep breath, and take it one step, one cent at a time. I know it feels like a huge sum, but no need to tackle it all at once. If you have an automatic payment system set up, you can 'forget' about it, it will take care of itself.

paisleypark4 said:

Flo6 said:

Sending feelings of sympathy here - I can totally relate as I'm just finishing a Master's in Boston.

I don't know if this is any consolation, but I personally wish I could have taken a loan in a US bank [not allowed since I'm not a US citizen, as well as in my home country, because there, they require a proof of income ]

Life's tough these days... but as I tell all those around me who said I should have bought a house/apartment instead: it's better to invest in one's brains than bricks!

The best fruit are reaped in the long-term, just be patient&persistent!

I like that....thats an optimistic look at it. I just keep looking at all these people my age buying houses and stuff (which I dont agree or disagree with) however it's like..damn that's just too much for me right now..and it sucks!

TonyVanDam said:

vainandy said:

Hell, I'd never be able to pay that back. That's one of the reasons why I never went to college. Of course I'll probably be stuck here in Mississippi for the rest of my life because of it.

Didn't you go to bussiness school? How much was your tuition at the time?

Damn, that's so many years ago that I honestly don't fully remember. We're talking 1985 when I graduated high school at 17 and 1986 when I graduated business school at 18. I was so young I wasn't really paying much attention to it because I really wasn't very interested at the time. All I knew at the time is that I was soooooo sick of being in school and wanted to go to a school that wouldn't last too long, was cheap because I could never be able to pay for college, and a school that I hoped would get me a better paying job than McDonald's. My young dumbass actually quit the school after a few days and went to work at McDonald's and then went back when the next semester began. My mother told me...."You're grown now and you'll either go to some type of school or your ass will go to work"....She called my bluff because she knew I'd never last at a place like McDonald's and she was right. I took my ass right back to school.

Anyway, all I remember is I had a grant which I had to keep at least a C average in order to keep it. I also had a student loan that I was supposed to pay back once I started working. I can't even remember exactly what the payments were supposed to be because I was unemployed for about two or three years after I graduated but if I remember correctly, I think it was to be $50 a month once I found a job. I just remember my grandmother finally paying it off when she came into some money because she was worried about me. I think it was around $1500.00.

The school had promised "job placement" as one of their ways to draw in students. Well, I found out what their idea of job placement was. It was sending out resumes that we typed and if we got a response, fine, and if we didn't get a response, that was the end of it. Hell, we could have done that our damn selves. I went looking for a business job after I graduated and the story was always the same...."We need someone with experience"....well, how the hell can you get experience if nobody will give you any. That went on for about two or three years and finally I just gave up and ended up working in a convenience store for nine years until a customer, who was a friend, recommended me for an office position (secretary) at the building where she worked security. I've been at my present job now since 1999 but it's all about who you know because I'd still be in a convenience store if it wasn't for her. I've run into ex classmates from the business college over the years. One of them was working at the drive through at Krystal, another was working at the deli at K Mart. I don't recommend those business colleges to anyone. I never see any commercials for them anymore but in the mid 1980s, they had commercials all over the TV. I wonder if those type of schools even exist anymore.