on Nov 29th, 2009can I afford college
If these numbers seem staggering, don’t let them be. Try to make decisions today about education tomorrow that will he respectful to you and what you do feel is possible. This is where your inner voice will come into play.
There are alternatives to schools that cost this kind of money. The average state school today is considerably less for residents. In my case, I had to go to a state school while most of my friends went to private schools, because my mom and dad didn’t have the money for a private school—big deal. What was great was that I knew what to expect. I knew that I would have to work to get myself through school, and work I did (and have done better than some of my friends who were given more expensive educations, I might add). So don’t feel bad about what you know you can’t afford.
Financial freedom is more than just having a lot of money; it’s also being proud of what you have and realistic about what you don’t have and instilling that pride in your children. It is not being respectful of yourself and your money to go into financial debt forever to pay for an education. Greatness will come to one’s life regardless of where one gets an education, because true greatness starts from within, not from without. True greatness and true education start with the messages that are passed down, the conscious messages and the unconscious ones.