Comments on: Graduating College Without Debt

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:23:49 +0000

Love hearing about kids like this! Gives me some hope for the future of our country, because some students that leave college with heavy debt are lazy and don’t have any important life skills. I too graduated debt free back in the days before credit cards and when I see the mounds of stuff that students just have to have whe they go to school, I just can’t believe it–microwaves, coffee pots, stereos, TVs, mini refridgerators, all brand new bedding, and the list goes on. In our area they always feature a few of these kids on the news to ‘prove’ how expensive college is, but in reality these kids have already most likely racked up their first $1000 in debt before ever hitting the campus. I worked my way through college using on campus jobs, babysitting, typing term papers, etc. When I graduated the college owed me money. Been frugal all my life and a good thing as even though I work hard, there has never been an abundance of money in our home.

By: LuckyRobin

LuckyRobin — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:45:41 +0000

My husband I did the same, took advantage of scholarships and worked, lived with our parents and didn’t spend a ton of money. I remember my husband was the only one who actually applied for this one scholarship every semester. He got it by default. This was despite telling his classmates about the scholarship, too. The last time he went to fill out the paperwork for it (you had to do it in person), they told him not to and just gave him the check! Because it was “only” for $400 each semester it was small potatoes for the other students. That $400 covered his books, though.

By: Monkey Mama

Monkey Mama — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:38:50 +0000

Great article – I did the same and so the article resonates with me (same means to the same end). Except living off campus was always cheaper for me. Taking 5 years to finish college was also cheaper, but these are the kind of variables that will vary depending on where you live and where you go to school.