Reblogged from fuckyeahcommunity :
“I’m going to run.”
I kind of feel this way about college… If you don’t get it well you’ve never had to pay for your own tuition or books.
HOW IS IT SO EXPENSIVE?!
(Source: grahamhhumbert)
So college students out there I have a question for you: Do you have a dog? Do you regret getting one? Is it a huge financial burden? Would you recommend a fellow student get a dog?
Reblogged from guacasaurus-rex :
This is one of those images that I see and I can’t help but grit my teeth.
Why?
Because how true this statement is and what it represents make my fucking blood boil.
I think people think I’m lying when I say that all I want is to go to college, all I want is a chance to get my degree and begin doing what it is that I love to do. I have a desire to learn my craft; I have a desire to be really good at it. I don’t (really) want a new car, a pair of crazy expensive shoes, a boob job, anything that you can think of that isn’t a college education you can keep it all just pay my tuition.
I work at a bank on a university campus. I see people daily waste away the one thing that I truly desire without care. They bitch about expectations that I would work so damn hard to live up to if I only had the chance.
I know that my costume design degree isn’t going to make me a millionaire and I don’t give a damn if my designs ever see the lights of Broadway. I don’t want to be a costume designer for any other reason than when I see what I worked hard on help bring a show to life it makes my heart race and my eyes water. The rush of being back stage during a show is far better than any drug that I’ve done (and believe me I’ve done many). I have a passion for something which is more than I can say for so many people that have the chance to go to college.
The next time you bitch about having to go to school think of those of us that really want to go but just don’t have the chance.
=End bitter rant.=
(Source: undeadlife)
Reblogged from tangledupinlace :
11 Things the Richest U.S. Households Can Buy That You Can’t
The 400 wealthiest families in the U.S. aren’t just filthy rich, they are downright dirty. Collectively, these households own $1.37 trillion dollars; a number so high that it’s nearly impossible to comprehend. Here are 11 shocking things $1.37 trillion can buy that you can’t.
- The richest 400 households can pay off every student loan for every single student in the entire United States. No more paying for an education, so that you can get a good job so that you can… well, pay off your education.
- The richest 400 could pay your rent, and the rent of every single renter in the entire United States for three years.
- The richest 400 could pay the mortgages of every house in the whole country for 14 full months.
- The richest 400 households can buy every single house that was foreclosed on in 2007 and 2008.
- The richest 400 households could pay the annual salaries of 19 million families for one year. So go ahead, take that year-long, family vacation around the world you’ve always dreamed of.
- The richest 400 can pay off all credit card debt for every single person in the entire United States. Imagine that! No more credit card debt looming over your shoulders!
- The richest 400 households can afford to give a $10,000 bonus to every single worker in the entire country. What would a hardworking person like you do with that extra money?
- The richest 400 can afford to buy a new car for every family in the United States. Meanwhile, many of us must ignore the flashing check engine light.
- The richest 400 can pay for 3 ½ years worth of gas for every driver in the country.
- The richest 400 households can afford to triple the number of teachers in the United States, then give every single one a $30,000 raise. Teachers are being laid off everywhere, their salaries are being cut, and they are suffering. Teacher-to-student ratios in schools are abysmal. But what can we do about it when so much wealth is in the pockets of so few families?
- The richest 400 families alone could replace 70% of all money lost in the Great Recession, for everyone! How much money did you, your parents, or grandparents lose in the Great Recession of 2008? 30%, 50% of your portfolio? Not only do the rich still have enough money to fund their wildest dreams, but they can also fund your retirements.
brb, sobbing.
I have to go throw up now…
(Source: sarahlee310)
It is impossible for me to save money while living at home. This is just a fact. How sad is that? Isn’t living at home supposed to save you money so you can move on? Am I wrong in thinking that is the way it should be? I feel like I’m constantly bashing my head against a wall because I cannot prepare to move in less than 4 months when I’m doling out gas money like a god damn ATM. It’s almost like I would be better off living in my car then I wouldn’t be/feel obligated to provide things and I could actually put some money away. For whatever reason it seems that the concept that I am putting myself through school and that school costs a fuck load of money seem to not click with the people in my house hold.
I love my family with all that I am but sometimes they just tie my hands behind my back. I cannot tell you how many times my grandpa and mother have tried to convince me that I don’t need to go to school and that I am just fine where I am. I don’t know if they just don’t understand how the world works today or if to them living in the same place for the rest of your life is just peachy; but either way it is not ‘just fine.’ I am not ok with just fine, I am not ok with mediocre, I will not rot in this place for the rest of my life. I have a passion and a goal and I cannot pursue that passion or reach that goal while I’m here.
My family does support me in my pursuits; don’t think that they tell me that what I want is poinless or anything, I just don’t think that they understand the necessity of school. They also don’t understand that I have to save money for said school aparently.
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