09-08-2015, 03:29 PM
(09-08-2015, 03:23 PM)fredtoast Wrote: College is very expensive, and it is hard to get a high paying job when you are a high school drop out living in a car.
So, to be hinest, it is hard to believe that you were able to get a job that paid well enough for you to raise a family and get a college education without even getting a federal student loan or any other benefits.
To give you the "short" version:
I was stupid in my youth. Dropped out of school. Wound up living in my car for a while.
Got two jobs. One of those I'm still employed at. Wound up finishing high school. Work had a tuition reimbursement program. I took advantage of it. Took advantage of that and worked my way up the company ranks. Work paid for my grad school in full on the condition that I signed a contract to stay on with the company for 5 years.
I didn't take out one single student loan the entire time I was a student. I worked full-time and went to school full-time. It sucked, but not nearly as bad as going to school and graduating with no job and being saddled with debt.
