RonJonSurfer Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I have three kids (one in college, a HS junior and a sophmore). Before the oldest one started college, and based on their ages, I was going through an 8 year period starting with no kids in college and ending with all three graduated. Average college costs are about $25,000 annually per kid. That's $100,000 per kid and $300,000 for all three. Divide that by the 8 years of schooling and we are talking about $37,500 annually for school for each of the 8 years. That's before I spend a penny on anything else. So the original premise was the hope for more money when you get older...true enough...but oh how it flies out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm so glad Uni costs are below 5000 euros annually here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I went to Georgia State University and I think I went about $50,000-$60,000 in debt just to graduate, and that included tuition, housing and fees. I had to live on campus since I don't drive and if I didn't live on campus there's no way I'd be able to get to class. My sister is about close to that right now and she's only a Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 My 30 year high school reunion is this year...God I'm old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Mine is next year - so I'm almost old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Oh cool, well now I feel better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fariha Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Oh man! It must be fun to see your peers and compare them with how they were 30 years ago! And on the money front, things do look depressing. The upside, however, is the fact that I am making a decent amount of money right now and I pay for things with cash or debit card. I don't believe in credit cards so I don't own one.I know myself quite well; credit cards will only increase my unnecessary expenses. My investment in the stock market is looking moderately healthy....not if I could only afford to pay 12,375 pounds for my masters I'd be in London right now (wow that turned out quite long) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 It is going to be interesting that's for sure...I went to my 10 year reunion, but not the 20 year....One of my co-workers graduated in my class also...she's in charge of finding everyone..She wanted to know if I still have my yearbook, and I do...I have all of them!...I dug out my senior yearbook and it's so funny reading what everyone wrote...I notice my co-worker never signed my yearbook back then!...so when I brought it to work today, I walked in the office with it and said "Um Debbie, you need to sign my yearbook ya know?"...and she laughed and said "Oh sure, 30 years later, and now you ask me"...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fariha Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 LOL that's nice! Not too many people are online it seems...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 My 25 year reunion is next year. I feel like I have reconnected with a lot of them already on facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fariha Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Great! I am still in touch with my close friends from high school and facebook has helped me keep in touch with most of classmates - well, the ones I want to stay in touch with anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 My 30 year high school reunion is this year...God I'm old... No, you're not, you're the best and the youngest!!! Of course, I'm six years older than you so my 35th High School Reunion -we live in different countries- will be held whenever people can... and little by little We' re organising it all through Facebook. I'm meeting people I met when I was four or less... Too bad the meetings are in Buenos Aires, Paris, New York, San Francisco... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 My 30th from Rutgers is next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 my 0th is next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 my 0th is next year... Is that pronounced "oath"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I always thought it was written 0rd and pronounced "zerd." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 in my head I pronounced it "zeroth." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 zero-th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ha! so I was right. I win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 And what you win is priceless ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 how do you abbreviate "naught" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 "naught" means, I think, nothing. Literally. As opposed to zero. And it would be used as a word rather than a number sign in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Yeah, a zero is usually verbalized (if not as "zero") as "ought." As in, "In the year nineteen ought three, the Wright Brothers flew an airplane." or "He fired double ought buckshot in that shotgun." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 My 30 year high school reunion is this year...God I'm old... My 10 year reunion is next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 My dad recently went to his 60th reunion. Granted it was a small town, and the graduation class was very small to begin with, but there were only 14 people at the reunion. How very depressing, on the one hand, but then again, how good would it make you feel to be one of the ones remaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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