Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Our society has crossed a line
View Single Post
 
Old 03-31-2011, 01:48 PM
JimJoe's Avatar
JimJoe JimJoe is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Iowa
Posts: 855
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default I also paid my own way..

Quote:
Originally Posted by batman911 View Post
I would suggest that not every kid needs a college education. If parents want their kids to go to college, maybe the parents need to save the money necessary to fill their requirement. After all, they are their kids. Maybe they should not create kids they cannot afford to feed and educate. There is a choice. I some how managed to find a job and pay my own way through college and gained a lot of work experience and contacts along the way. How about having the kids show a little initative instead of having it all handed to them on a silver plate. I know this sounds harsh to some but I always appreciated that my parents taught me how to get through life on my own.
I also paid my own way through college with no loans, and law school with only a small loan. I worked multiple jobs. I went to community college and a state school. I qualified for the best named school but could not afford them. It kept me out of trouble too. People were screaming back then it could not be done. bull.
Same thing should apply now. It can be done. You just have to want it bad enough.. and sacrifice to get it.
JJ