Re: Rep Retirement Lodge #185: Summer Activities
My parents said they would meet us halfway with regards to tuition. I did get financial aid and took out a loan and that took care of 1st semester, my folks paid second semester, so that gave me another year to save money. I had already been saving so that helped. I did take out loans all four years, but they were under $2500/year. That was the max I was allowed and I had to apply and they told me what they would give me. I was the only one of my siblings that took out loans. My older brother was a miser (heh) and was able to save enough to pay for half his tuition. By the time my younger brother went to school, it was like he was an only child and he wasn't eligible to get financial aid. But his school had a monthly installment plan for tuition payment. I still think my parents wound up paying for most of it. As I was living at home after graduation, my parents asked for room and board. However, after my older brother bought a condo and moved out, they told me that since I was the only one paying back a student loan, they would defer my room and board till I was done paying off the loans. Which was unnecessary, but I think they felt a little guilty that I was the only one paying loans. I was done in November and for my birthday in October that year, my mother wrote in my card "Happy birthday! You don't have to start paying board till January!" Ha! I wasn't aware she was even paying attention to my last loan payment.
My parents said they would meet us halfway with regards to tuition. I did get financial aid and took out a loan and that took care of 1st semester, my folks paid second semester, so that gave me another year to save money. I had already been saving so that helped. I did take out loans all four years, but they were under $2500/year. That was the max I was allowed and I had to apply and they told me what they would give me. I was the only one of my siblings that took out loans. My older brother was a miser (heh) and was able to save enough to pay for half his tuition. By the time my younger brother went to school, it was like he was an only child and he wasn't eligible to get financial aid. But his school had a monthly installment plan for tuition payment. I still think my parents wound up paying for most of it. As I was living at home after graduation, my parents asked for room and board. However, after my older brother bought a condo and moved out, they told me that since I was the only one paying back a student loan, they would defer my room and board till I was done paying off the loans. Which was unnecessary, but I think they felt a little guilty that I was the only one paying loans. I was done in November and for my birthday in October that year, my mother wrote in my card "Happy birthday! You don't have to start paying board till January!" Ha! I wasn't aware she was even paying attention to my last loan payment.
Maybe I should take up bike riding... 
