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If you have 2+ kids to put thru college, tuition is $5500-6500/yr. No state income taxes and low property taxes. I suspect room and board is less too. Looks like at least $100,000 savings over 4 years per child. Our 3 daughters went to Arkansas State and lived at home. Two make six figure incomes. Their tuition was about 40% of State in state at the time.
 
If you have 2+ kids to put thru college, tuition is $5500-6500/yr. No state income taxes and low property taxes. I suspect room and board is less too. Looks like at least $100,000 savings over 4 years per child. Our 3 daughters went to Arkansas State and lived at home. Two make six figure incomes. Their tuition was about 40% of State in state at the time.
Arkansas State? Please.
 
Arkansas State? Please.
What a stupid comment. It must piss you off that women can go to school in Arkansas and make six figure salaries while you struggle to pay off your student loans.

Tuition at Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and any other school in PA is out of control. Now if you go to Penn State, Pitt etc. as an exceptional student pursuing a technical degree...... sure, the education recieved is noteworthy and should propel that student into a lifelong lucrative career. But to pay PA tuition for something that is not that? Why? As a parent, I could invest that 80k for my child and damn near pay for their retirement years.
 
What a stupid comment. It must piss you off that women can go to school in Arkansas and make six figure salaries while you struggle to pay off your student loans.

Tuition at Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and any other school in PA is out of control. Now if you go to Penn State, Pitt etc. as an exceptional student pursuing a technical degree...... sure, the education recieved is noteworthy and should propel that student into a lifelong lucrative career. But to pay PA tuition for something that is not that? Why? As a parent, I could invest that 80k for my child and damn near pay for their retirement years.
Our youngest put her straight A Finance degree in a drawer and went to University of Arkansas Medical School for a pharmacy degree. Her Medical School tuition was 1/2 PSU in state undergraduate tuition. She works in a hospital and has saved several lives. There are hundreds of thousands of expensive school grads living in daddy's basement.
 
Our youngest put her straight A Finance degree in a drawer and went to University of Arkansas Medical School for a pharmacy degree. Her Medical School tuition was 1/2 PSU in state undergraduate tuition. She works in a hospital and has saved several lives. There are hundreds of thousands of expensive school grads living in daddy's basement.
Happy to hear about your daughter's success! And also happy to hear she didn't have to mortgage her future to pay for it. Well done for you and your daughter!
 
Yep. And if they get a 3.5 GPA, 200+ hrs community service, and some min score on SAT/ACT, they also qualify for Bright Futures scholarship (from Florida Lottery) which pays for a large chunk of college expenses. We got Florida pre-paid for my 3, which covers tuition (~ 120 credits at the purchase-time tuition price) then they got Bright Futures which essentially covers full room and board. They'll have no student debt upon graduating.
 
Yep. And if they get a 3.5 GPA, 200+ hrs community service, and some min score on SAT/ACT, they also qualify for Bright Futures scholarship (from Florida Lottery) which pays for a large chunk of college expenses. We got Florida pre-paid for my 3, which covers tuition (~ 120 credits at the purchase-time tuition price) then they got Bright Futures which essentially covers full room and board. They'll have no student debt upon graduating.
Florida certainly makes it easy. No excuses for the parents. Every opportunity imaginable for the kids.
 
If you have 2+ kids to put thru college, tuition is $5500-6500/yr. No state income taxes and low property taxes. I suspect room and board is less too. Looks like at least $100,000 savings over 4 years per child. Our 3 daughters went to Arkansas State and lived at home. Two make six figure incomes. Their tuition was about 40% of State in state at the time.

Heretic.
 
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What a stupid comment. It must piss you off that women can go to school in Arkansas and make six figure salaries while you struggle to pay off your student loans.

Tuition at Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and any other school in PA is out of control. Now if you go to Penn State, Pitt etc. as an exceptional student pursuing a technical degree...... sure, the education recieved is noteworthy and should propel that student into a lifelong lucrative career. But to pay PA tuition for something that is not that? Why? As a parent, I could invest that 80k for my child and damn near pay for their retirement years.
Well I’m retired and independently wealthy so you’re wrong about me. I was never concerned about the cost of private schools’ tuition because I could afford to pay it without blinking, and my kids got into good law (NYU) and medical schools (Duke) as a result. Believe me, Arkansas State is not exactly the pinnacle of academic achievement. I’m happy for your daughters’ success but they could have gotten a much better education at a hundred better colleges. I’m sure you know that. It’s not exactly the Harvard of the south, is it? It’s Arkansas State. But there are lots of ways to skin a cat. If you can’t afford an expensive college, go somewhere cheaper. Some of us are fortunate enough that the cost isn’t a factor.
 
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Believe me, Arkansas State is not exactly the pinnacle of academic achievement.
I have plenty of very successful friends who went to (as they're known down here):

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I don't know much about Arkansas State, but is it worse than FAU or UCF? Outside of STEM, it's a piece of paper right? IMO, it all depends on how you develop your work ethic and personality during those years, and the years right out of school. That can happen w/ success at Arkansas State and fail to happen at all at Harvard. Right?
 
Well I’m retired and independently wealthy so you’re wrong about me. I was never concerned about the cost of private schools’ tuition because I could afford to pay it without blinking, and my kids got into good law (NYU) and medical schools (Duke) as a result. Believe me, Arkansas State is not exactly the pinnacle of academic achievement. I’m happy for your daughters’ success but they could have gotten a much better education at a hundred better colleges. I’m sure you know that. It’s not exactly the Harvard of the south, is it? It’s Arkansas State. But there are lots of ways to skin a cat. If you can’t afford an expensive college, go somewhere cheaper. Some of us are fortunate enough that the cost isn’t a factor.
Actually they are right about you. You are an arrogant disrespectful dick with no self awareness.
 
Funny you bring this up….have one kid…some of you unfortunately saw him on tv in Feb 18' while he was a freshman in hs. Anyhow…he got into UF..and scored high enough on his sat and honor society to get bright scholars thus tuition would be $3500! What I paid at PSU in the mid 90s…I offered him a Porsche prior to school or after graduation and he would keep a ton of money since we invested in... Got cut off.. He's at UT McCombs School of Business Costing almost $60k 😂
 
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If you have 2+ kids to put thru college, tuition is $5500-6500/yr. No state income taxes and low property taxes. I suspect room and board is less too. Looks like at least $100,000 savings over 4 years per child. Our 3 daughters went to Arkansas State and lived at home. Two make six figure incomes. Their tuition was about 40% of State in state at the time.
Oldest daughter was accepted into Penn State and Arkansas. PSU tuition was 36,500. Arkansas awarded her an out of state scholarship which means tuition is $11,000.

Needless to say, she is in Fayetteville and loves it. Go Hogs!
 
Well I’m retired and independently wealthy so you’re wrong about me. I was never concerned about the cost of private schools’ tuition because I could afford to pay it without blinking, and my kids got into good law (NYU) and medical schools (Duke) as a result. Believe me, Arkansas State is not exactly the pinnacle of academic achievement. I’m happy for your daughters’ success but they could have gotten a much better education at a hundred better colleges. I’m sure you know that. It’s not exactly the Harvard of the south, is it? It’s Arkansas State. But there are lots of ways to skin a cat. If you can’t afford an expensive college, go somewhere cheaper. Some of us are fortunate enough that the cost isn’t a factor.

Nothing quite as satisfying as buying your kids' stations in life. Them demonstrating they can succeed and thrive on their own without your money just doesn't feel as good.
 
I prefer to be dependently wealthy. If recent events and initiatives in the U.S., including BLM, DEI, COVID, and Pride, have taught us anything, it’s that we’re all in this together. We are family.

Sure, I could follow my first instinct and spit on the poor and otherwise terrorize them relentlessly, but why not throw them a little bread? Besides, I’m a people person.
 
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No more Frau Barren? Fiscal responsibility? Competitive tax rates that promote growth and bring people to the area?

Billion dollar investment/subsidy from the state? Not criticizing, but it's not 'cheap' for no reason.

 
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Billion dollar investment/subsidy from the state? Not criticizing, but it's not 'cheap' for no reason.


I don't believe you, there was a noticeable lack of assistant to the assistant AD's in that article.
 
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It's amazing, and a little disconcerting, how people are more efficient with their money than government.

Wonder why that is....? Maintaining armies, infrastructure, benefits, and programs for nearly 400,000,000 people cost money. And it cost more when you pay 'people' to do these things for you. So, managing your household income is not like running a country or government. Why do people keep thinking this?
 
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Georgia has a great setup also. Very affordable in state tuition at University System of Georgia schools and the HOPE Scholarship funded by the lottery. I have one at UGA and one at Tech, both have Zell Miller which is a higher level of HOPE…tuition is completely covered by the State.
 
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Wonder why that is....? Maintaining armies, infrastructure, benefits, and programs for nearly 400,000,000 people cost money. And it cost more when you pay 'people' to do these things for you. So, managing your household income is not like running a country or government. Why do people keep thinking this?

Because that's not really what politicians are funding with their budgets. Oh sure, they do some of that, but there's an entirely huge amount of what private businesses would call non-value added work attached to those 'priorities.'
 
Because that's not really what politicians are funding with their budgets. Oh sure, they do some of that, but there's an entirely huge amount of what private businesses would call non-value added work attached to those 'priorities.'

Indeed. Come to my neck of the woods in VA and I can show you what all that government money is buying...(hint: It's mansions for 'private sector' folks).
 
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Well I’m retired and independently wealthy so you’re wrong about me. I was never concerned about the cost of private schools’ tuition because I could afford to pay it without blinking, and my kids got into good law (NYU) and medical schools (Duke) as a result. Believe me, Arkansas State is not exactly the pinnacle of academic achievement. I’m happy for your daughters’ success but they could have gotten a much better education at a hundred better colleges. I’m sure you know that. It’s not exactly the Harvard of the south, is it? It’s Arkansas State. But there are lots of ways to skin a cat. If you can’t afford an expensive college, go somewhere cheaper. Some of us are fortunate enough that the cost isn’t a factor.
Sometimes its not where you start, but how hard you work, and where you end. Son #1 went to PSU--,grad 2014, MCAT at 91 percentile (worked his A.. off; med school, (worked
his A.. off, got his first choice placement and first residency of his choice (Radiology---expect a 400K income, in time... Its hard work that floats the boat.
Son #2 PSU grad 2016---double bachelors, and a Masters in Finance. Worked his A. off.
Daughter, St. Josephs, double major in economics and German. Phi Beta Kappa, Fulbright scholar. Great job in Philly moving UP in Social Security . We were blessed as parents, well educated ourselves, never coddled them, and told them the first step out our house door could take them anywhere they wanted to go.
 
Look at how many people are leaving NY & NJ and how many people are moving to Florida. I doesn't seem like people have a problem living in Florida.
Please stay North... If u don't boat or fish go north or if u don't like snow go to New Mexico or Arizona... Don't need anymore people or other types 😉🙄😏
 
Our youngest put her straight A Finance degree in a drawer and went to University of Arkansas Medical School for a pharmacy degree. Her Medical School tuition was 1/2 PSU in state undergraduate tuition. She works in a hospital and has saved several lives. There are hundreds of thousands of expensive school grads living in daddy's basement.

When you say 'Medical School', are you saying she then attended medical school and became a medical doctor?
 
I’m aware that you should hold the fries. Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
I don’t know what you look like but there is nothing beautiful about your attitude. There is no reason to take a shot at someone’s daughter or where they went to school. You are arrogant and rude and proof that money does not buy class. That’s not beautiful.
 
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