Oh! You did not insult me at all!
Posted By: mtstudent on 2005-10-14
In Reply to: Didn't mean to insult you . . . - Peggy
Oh, you did not insult me. I know I am in the minority. And really, I would prefer not to touch our nest egg, so any ideas are helpful. Most messages I see from prospective students on this board that mention cost, usually say things like - I have no money, or I can't get a loan, or whatever. I know people need ideas to raise money. People also need ideas to curtail spending, but I have never been able to give those tactfully enough to keep from offending anyone.
I just wanted to clarify that its not a matter of not having it, its just that I get freaked out by spending it. To add to it is a husband who says, I don't mind your spending the money on school as long as you use it to get a job afterwards and stick with it. Smart to think hard about the job before spending time and money on school, but boy that just makes it harder to commit. He saw me get 1/4 of the way through LPN clinicals (after getting my BS and not being able to get a job) and discovering I did not want to be an LPN. Fast forward about 6 years and 3 kids later... I then took a short coding certificate from our local votech college and later discovered the grads were working for about $9/hr doing medical receptionist/biller type work. That was definitely NOT coding, and not enough money to get me to buy a work wardrobe and pay $250/wk for all day childcare for 2 and afterschool care for one so I can work 8-5. If I am going to make $9/hr, I would prefer some flexibility to split my schedule or work nights or something similar. So, he is justified, really, but it has led me to the point that the enrollment paper is sitting on my kitchen counter waiting for me to put our credit card # on it and mail it in. Its silly really, because I think its a good fit for my interests and skills. And you know, its the same tuition I pay to send my oldest to Catholic School each year.
Enough rambling. I just wanted to let you know you did not insult me at all. 
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Didn't mean to insult you . . .
I didn't mean to insult you. When I make suggestions like that, it's as much, or even more, for others who would read the posts later. Few people have that much money on hand--this is a topic that will be google-able for years. Maybe someone can use the ideas to finance their child's tuba lessons some day.
Look at it this way . . . you may have the money in the bank, but if you can get some cash by selling stuff you don't need, you'll have a roomier habitat and "free" schooling, too. Well, sort of free. You might not have to dip into savings that way.
It IS a lot of money. If it were me, knowing what I know, I'd feel a lot insecure about forking over that kind of cash.
you wouldn't consider it an insult if...sm
you saw the number of resumes I get when I post a job. You are missing the point. If you are looking for work for 6 months and no job, then better some lines at 3 cents than no lines at 6 cents. You can be insulted if you like but you still have bills to pay.
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