Comments on: The Road to Financial Armageddon #3: Cash & College http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daner http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-790618 Daner Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:02:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-790618 Oh, how I know this story. I'm currently finishing my masters degree and, looking back, I could have done a lot better both on grades and on planning the whole thing better. Good to know that it's never too late to turn around and do something about your previous mistakes. This is a great site that I will definitely follow in the future. Great work :) Oh, how I know this story. I’m currently finishing my masters degree and, looking back, I could have done a lot better both on grades and on planning the whole thing better. Good to know that it’s never too late to turn around and do something about your previous mistakes.

This is a great site that I will definitely follow in the future. Great work :)

]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-651368 MoneyEnergy Mon, 04 May 2009 16:39:48 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-651368 Ouch... I feel the pain here! Especially not being able to use that full scholarship to the utmost - a true financial gift. Well from one extreme to the other - look where you are now! Thanks for sharing this... hopefully I can also get as much insight out of some of my mistakes. Ouch… I feel the pain here! Especially not being able to use that full scholarship to the utmost – a true financial gift. Well from one extreme to the other – look where you are now! Thanks for sharing this… hopefully I can also get as much insight out of some of my mistakes.

]]> By: Potatorioles Fan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-301195 Potatorioles Fan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:20:23 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-301195 I went through many of the same experiences as you. I was raised by a single mom, and was never really taught how to manage my finances. Any money I made in high school or college went to her, to help her pay bills and pay off my student loans. We couldn't afford tuition, so I had to get financial aid for all 4 years. Now that I'm paying it back, I kind of regret not applying for scholarships and other resources to lesson the financial load. Like you, I'm in my late twenties, and I'm finally looking back at what I should have known compared to what I know now, and I'm trying to do better in all aspects of my life. Great blog! Keep it up :) I went through many of the same experiences as you. I was raised by a single mom, and was never really taught how to manage my finances. Any money I made in high school or college went to her, to help her pay bills and pay off my student loans.

We couldn’t afford tuition, so I had to get financial aid for all 4 years. Now that I’m paying it back, I kind of regret not applying for scholarships and other resources to lesson the financial load.

Like you, I’m in my late twenties, and I’m finally looking back at what I should have known compared to what I know now, and I’m trying to do better in all aspects of my life.

Great blog! Keep it up :)

]]> By: 2million pf blog http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-191974 2million pf blog Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:54:01 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-191974 Ohhh....Starcraft was my weakness. Luckily I steered clear for most my college career and kept my expenses/debt low (thanks to some help from my parents) and kept living that lifestyle as long as I could. Ohhh….Starcraft was my weakness. Luckily I steered clear for most my college career and kept my expenses/debt low (thanks to some help from my parents) and kept living that lifestyle as long as I could.

]]> By: Robyn http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-191429 Robyn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:31:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-191429 Most kids would probably be better off working for a couple of years before even thinking about college. Let them see what the world's like and get treated like dirt for awhile at a job they hate. I want my son to go to college, but I'm not pushing him extremely hard to go as soon as he graduates. I don't think he's ready to make that kind of commitment, and I don't want him to blow his financial aid opportunities by fooling around and not making the grades necessary to keep it. He needs a little growing up time, first. Most kids would probably be better off working for a couple of years before even thinking about college. Let them see what the world’s like and get treated like dirt for awhile at a job they hate.

I want my son to go to college, but I’m not pushing him extremely hard to go as soon as he graduates. I don’t think he’s ready to make that kind of commitment, and I don’t want him to blow his financial aid opportunities by fooling around and not making the grades necessary to keep it. He needs a little growing up time, first.

]]> By: Afiya http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-122256 Afiya Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:59:32 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-122256 OMG!! I had to stop reading this installment and write to you right away! You've basically told my story! I have experienced life almost exactly as you have in terms of finances and college. I too stayed too long and didn't focus. I'm 30 now, under skilled and drowning in debt. But now I get that it had a lot to do with my past. Thanks for sharing your story and helping me to learn from my mistakes. I'll keep reading! OMG!! I had to stop reading this installment and write to you right away! You’ve basically told my story! I have experienced life almost exactly as you have in terms of finances and college. I too stayed too long and didn’t focus. I’m 30 now, under skilled and drowning in debt. But now I get that it had a lot to do with my past. Thanks for sharing your story and helping me to learn from my mistakes. I’ll keep reading!

]]> By: Him http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Him Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:04:22 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-36 Ah, GoldenEye. Such fond memories of college. I've enjoyed your story so fay, even if the story itself isn't as enjoyable. At least you figured out what you wanted to do sometime; many leave college without a clue. I'll be reading the rest of your installment. Ah, GoldenEye. Such fond memories of college.

I’ve enjoyed your story so fay, even if the story itself isn’t as enjoyable.

At least you figured out what you wanted to do sometime; many leave college without a clue.

I’ll be reading the rest of your installment.

]]> By: Maria http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Maria Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/02/the-road-to-financial-armageddon-3-cash-college/#comment-35 Too bad youth is wasted on the young. If only we knew then what we knew now! I would have held onto my grant, worked hard, picked an easier major than pre-med (I'm an accountant now) and not wasted it. But life lessons are hard to learn when you're young, you think that it will all work out. Too bad youth is wasted on the young. If only we knew then what we knew now! I would have held onto my grant, worked hard, picked an easier major than pre-med (I’m an accountant now) and not wasted it. But life lessons are hard to learn when you’re young, you think that it will all work out.

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