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Originally Posted by nahkoe
Hey coadie...not all college students are 18 years old, single, and childless.
I'm 30+ with four children, a single parent and not receiving a dime of child support. Any ideas how I can reduce my student debt, cuz it's definitely outrageous. Oh, as for resourcefulness, I've managed to keep four kids clothed, sheltered, fed, and on an academic track that's far above their peers, work full time, and go to school full time, for most of my college education. But, loans have played a huge part of this and I haven't had time to look for grants and scholarships above what the college has just handed me (mostly pell grants, very, very few scholarships). Right now, granted, I'm not working. But I am homeschooling vs public schooling my children and I'm also taking 9 credits in 8 weeks so time is still kind of limited.
Thanks!
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I attended a private High school. I actually lived at home and also earned all my tuition. we were taught that you get right with God, get your education and career, get married and then have a family. I observed that order still works today. In the bible men often first married in their 30's to age 40.
I understand. My son had a friend whose mom was single and broke. They forfeited a car so she could get an engineering degree.
I worked hard as a student. I remained single until after school was done and I was a company president before the age of 30 before getting married. I continued getting degrees and the 4th one I finished was a money making profession. I knew that when I started and it gave me a strong job offer from campus recruiters. As soon as we had kids, my wife stayed home to raise them.
Education is expensive and often people don't look at return on investment.
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