My dad had the misfortune to publish his first novel while I was in college, and that meant that almost all his profits became instant tuition!
All our kids will graduate with some debt, but only the amount that Stafford Unsubstantiated loans allow, not any private bank loans. They'll be paying for a few years, but not forever.
I sure wish we could be sure that they graduated debt-free like we did (my husband's parents were well-enough to do that med. school was on the house too, and they payed my living expenses while my fellowship and T.A. position covered tuition). That simply is not possible with four kids, although it would have been if we'd stopped at two. My husband does earn a doc's salary, but in rural practice he is now earning the pay that the average internist (his specialty) was earning back in 1987.
I absolutely agree with your values system as regards cable TV. The kind of memories you collect from live performance is so much more valuable, and classical musicians can use the support so much more than the media moguls!
Your poor dad! Couldn't enjoy the fruits of his labor because of higher ed. :( Hope his subsequent novels made up for it.
My cousin-in-law's head of an anesthesiology department, so I understand the misconception that physicians are rollin' in dough, when the reality involves exorbitant malpractice insurance premiums.
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All our kids will graduate with some debt, but only the amount that Stafford Unsubstantiated loans allow, not any private bank loans. They'll be paying for a few years, but not forever.
I sure wish we could be sure that they graduated debt-free like we did (my husband's parents were well-enough to do that med. school was on the house too, and they payed my living expenses while my fellowship and T.A. position covered tuition). That simply is not possible with four kids, although it would have been if we'd stopped at two. My husband does earn a doc's salary, but in rural practice he is now earning the pay that the average internist (his specialty) was earning back in 1987.
I absolutely agree with your values system as regards cable TV. The kind of memories you collect from live performance is so much more valuable, and classical musicians can use the support so much more than the media moguls!
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My cousin-in-law's head of an anesthesiology department, so I understand the misconception that physicians are rollin' in dough, when the reality involves exorbitant malpractice insurance premiums.