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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing.  I don't have any extra money.[/quote]

Same here. Single parent teacher and I am glad I can pay his HS tuition out of pocket. [/quote]

You've saved nothing for college, but are sending your kid to a private HS?[/quote]

Yep. My mom did the same thing. My DS can take out loans for college just like I did. He will work in the summers starting at age 15 and save his money for car insurance and later books and other college expenses. I did it and so do plenty of other people. I don’t know why people are so anti-loans. I took them out for college and grad school and then paid them back by living frugally for about 5 years. Our local HS is meh and I don’t want to send him there. We all make choices and I won’t regret this one at all. [/quote]

Are you serious? That's super that you made that choice (or had it made for you). But, those loans are a significant obstacle to wealth. I paid my own way through college and grad school (in-state no nothing undergrad, and a good but not private or ivy grad school). I worked every summer since I was 14. I didn't have or do a lot of things my friends whose college was paid for had. And that's fine if it was fine for you. It wasn't for me. It merely demonstrated the difference between the haves and have nots. I want better for my child.

I want DC to come out of undergrad debt free. I intend to assist with grad school, as well, if that is DC's path. I see no need to make DC grind through school and a living eating ramen noodles and water, like I did. I want her to be able to have unpaid internships, if needed, and not worry about paying loans. I want her to be able to start working and saving for retirement, a home, right away. All things I could not do.

I know plenty about work ethic. And working your butt off to just get by, graduating with awards and honors, and having little to show for it. It can be demoralizing. So, again, it's fine to make the choice you made. There is nothing wrong with it. But, you cannot seriously say that you don't understand why someone else may choose differently (no loans for their kids).[/quote]

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