True. I had a roommate who's parents paid for all of his school expenses, clothes, rent, fraternity dues and assessments, car, gas and insurance AND gave him $1,000 a month for food and "going out". This was in the 80s and that dude was ALWAYS broke.
I'm pretty sure when I went to Bama in the 70's it was a flat fee and I want to say it was around $350 per semester by the time I graduated. The highest I ever paid for rent was $150 for a 1 bdr furnished apartment. Most of your books could be bought used and resold back to the bookstore. I don't remember much about any other fees.
I think they are getting paid - but the question being raised (by some) is - are they getting paid enough?
That is a HUGE problem with today's kids. They think they have it rough and hard if they don't have a PS4 and cell phone with unlimited everything. I'm only 34 and didn't own a cell phone until I was 19 and have never been given anything. Been working since 16 as I had no choice, it was either work and buy my own stuff or go without. My son is fixing to be 10 and has about anything he wants (and he still wants a cellphone, crazy ain't it?) yet if I told him to go outside and cut the grass he would look at me like I was talking Chinese. When I was 10 if you were a boy in my family you HAD to work outside or go help my Dad at his job, it wasn't by choice either.
I agree. My youngest is 16 and I guess I have been too easy on him, he is just now getting his tan and callouses!! I think he is proud of it, I know I am...That is a HUGE problem with today's kids. They think they have it rough and hard if they don't have a PS4 and cell phone with unlimited everything. I'm only 34 and didn't own a cell phone until I was 19 and have never been given anything. Been working since 16 as I had no choice, it was either work and buy my own stuff or go without. My son is fixing to be 10 and has about anything he wants (and he still wants a cellphone, crazy ain't it?) yet if I told him to go outside and cut the grass he would look at me like I was talking Chinese. When I was 10 if you were a boy in my family you HAD to work outside or go help my Dad at his job, it wasn't by choice either.
But don't get me wrong I didn't have it any worse than any other kid. There was a lot that was worse off than I was. It's crazy how kids don't know the value of a dollar even as old as 21 in this day and time. We have spoiled them too much. My son is so white he could probably glow in the dark. That will soon change though
Yep once we get out of this rental and into the place we are buying, he is going to start working in the yard whether he likes it or not. He will learn the meaning of a "farmers tan"
My dad thought of me as his "free work slave", literally. He owned a produce company and would wake me up at 3:00AM to help load trucks before school many a morning plus every Saturday I had to help grade and package tomatoes.That is a HUGE problem with today's kids. They think they have it rough and hard if they don't have a PS4 and cell phone with unlimited everything. I'm only 34 and didn't own a cell phone until I was 19 and have never been given anything. Been working since 16 as I had no choice, it was either work and buy my own stuff or go without. My son is fixing to be 10 and has about anything he wants (and he still wants a cellphone, crazy ain't it?) yet if I told him to go outside and cut the grass he would look at me like I was talking Chinese. When I was 10 if you were a boy in my family you HAD to work outside or go help my Dad at his job, it wasn't by choice either.
But don't get me wrong I didn't have it any worse than any other kid. There was a lot that was worse off than I was. It's crazy how kids don't know the value of a dollar even as old as 21 in this day and time. We have spoiled them too much. My son is so white he could probably glow in the dark. That will soon change though
Well then I don't feel as bad for him now if he wasted his money. Tidefans is full of knowledge.
There is no reason that they don't have Pell Grants....most qualify and they do get assistance on applying for grants.
Same here! I remember he got drunk one time before I was old enough to drive legally and he punched a plate glass window that opened up his right wrist and he almost bled to death. Of course I had to work the next two weeks for free and had to shift gears for him in his truck. Kids these days would call DHR if they worked for free, back in our day there wasn't a choice......lol
