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if i told u that i had an ill family member, i dont think you would hold the same sentiments...
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Yes, I would. Luxury cars and private schools and mansions still don't qualify as "bare necessities".
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well my dad didn't inherit one dime of what he earned. he is the hardest working dude i have ever seen and works like mad and went to school for a gazillion years to become what he is today--doctor.
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That is indeed admirable (no sarcasm!), but it does not alter the fact that you are much better off economically than the majority of Americans. I still say you're wealthy. There's nothing wrong with that; just don't try to argue otherwise.</p>
<p>If you did have a sick relative, chances are you would have very good insurance with all the money you all have. Poor people have sick relatives too. You should be thankful that money is one of the last things you have to worry about.</p>
<p>Health care is actually one of the first things that lower income people lose. So many jobs that lesser skilled folks are getting by with, under schedule them so they are just short of working full time so the company doesn't have to pay any benefits. To make up the difference you might be working two jobs each at 3/4 time but still not having any health insurance- oh sorry was I ranting?
but anyway
Yes we know rich people have their problems too, but a financial aid board is probably not the place to get sympathy ;)</p>
<p>whining about money is a great way to polarize the classes.</p>
<p>(i speak this decked out in j.crew and banana republic)</p>
<p>(though i found bargains on all those pieces- $10 polo at j.crew?!?!? once in a lifetime, i say)</p>
<p>I miss those cool banana republic catalogs- remember when they had a jeep in the store?
now they are indistiguishable from all the other high end casual clothing stores
Even REI is ::::::sniff:::::: like Eddie Bauer at * Aspen*</p>
<p>listen, u ppl don't know anything from anything. All i want to say is never judge a book by its cover. I can't say the # of ppl I know w. the bling bling and their parents have more debttttt creaping up than 5 normal ppl would hope to make in 5 years together. BTW, insurance doesn't cover non-tradtional medicine===debt.</p>
<p>collegekid you understand what most americans do not about luxury items. A lot of times it is just a cover for debt.</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p>(rest of thought deleted before posting)</p>
<p>"college1988; hm...certaint brats like you, probably will never experience hunger...like doctors..</p>
<p>OMG! I make 10000000000K a year, BUT WEALTH DOESNT=Happiness!!! WOE IS ME!"</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>I can't say the # of ppl I know w. the bling bling and their parents have more debttttt creaping up than 5 normal ppl would hope to make in 5 years together</p>
<p>I am starting to think you are putting us on
I don't think you really expect us to sympathize for folks who have more debt than what 5 people would make in 5 years.
Whose responsiblity is the debt anyways?
I am responsible for my debt- such as it is- I for the most part consider carefully which debt to incur and which not.
Not a hard thing- but it is what responsible people do.</p>
<p>People should really learn how to manage their money more effectively. Maybe then less people would go bankrupt. Even at this age I'm starting to wonder why my friends need to spend as much money as they do. I think more than just their wallets are emptying.</p>
<p>Keeping on track with the original poster, my family isn't rich.</p>
<p>"if i told u that i had an ill family member, i dont think you would hold the same sentiments..."</p>
<p>My mother had cancer a couple of years ago, and it completely wiped out all of our family savings because she was out of work for a year and a half (and to add insult to injury, my sister started college that year at an expensive private school, thus putting us thousands of dollars into debt).</p>
<p>Yet, they managed to send my sister to a private school for 4 years and are about to send me to Penn (and because they earn a total of around $100,000 a year, our finacial aid is meager compared to what we really need).</p>
<p>We live within our means, have a small townhouse, and every member of the family works. Yet, we're still struggling to meet our first payment. You are wealthy, there is no denying it.</p>
<p>Managing your money and having the know how is crucial. My dad is a single parent and I live with him and my sister. Our little family has gone from being poor to comfortable to poor again to quite wealthy now. Our family has endured more than it's fair share of adveristy, but thank god my dad is a handy business man. Its like Donald Trump's story. Once you have the know how to make money work, it's hard to be broke.</p>
<p>me and my brother can't get financial aid because even though my mom is a single parent (and we're both going to college soon), she works for stanford and her income too much to qualify for aid, but only just barely enough every month. my brother was turned down for fafsa when he was in high school (about 3 years ago) even though she's a widow, she didn't get a lot of financial benefits from my dad's death. since he was a smoker, his life insurance was very little.</p>
<p>i hate how fafsa doesn't take into account that the cost of living in california is SO MUCH HIGHER than other states. i mean, the same amount you give someone in california and to someone in iowa won't go the same distance (i said this in another forum, too)</p>
<p>even though its only one income, my mom's job at stanford is really, really stable and has an awesome scholarship program which is gonna help.</p>
<p>and we don't have any more debt (was ALL paid off a couple of years ago)</p>
<p>YAY!!</p>
<p>Collegekid1988 has a point. The unexpected can happen to any family and leave them in debt, no matter how unwealthy or wealthy they are. He's (she's?) admitted that he/she's lucky, and is just pointing out that wealthy people have expenses like everyone else. Since none of us have collegekid's perspective, why not think about what he/she has to say instead of jumping down his throat?</p>
<p>By the way, I would like to point out that if you are reading this, and have clothes on your back, a roof over your head, three meals a day, and clean water, (not to mention a computer and Internet access!) you are wealthier than 75% of the world, at least. So, I'd say almost everyone here is wealthy, yes.</p>
<p>exactly. You guys would think that putting 4 kids through college would be a joke for someone making that income, but it isn't. It is doable, but not easy. What about grad school? Med school is like 50,000-60,000 a year now and my dad has promised to pay for our entire schooling for EVERYONE.</p>
<p>"..is just pointing out that wealthy people have expenses like everyone else.."</p>
<p>Well, sure. But when the expenses include multiple new luxury cars, frequent trips to European resorts, fine dining, vacation homes and servants, I guess it's hard to feel much sympathy when financial aid isn't available. That's all.</p>
<p>Sure, everyone has expenses. But not all expenses are viewed equally. Nor should they be. </p>
<p>You can't expect to post on a discussion forum, and only have people who agree with you give an opinion.</p>
<p>Haven't received any state aid in a while, but yeah, my family's never exactly been affluent. If you look at my father's income alone, you would assume upper-middle class. However, if you factor in the seven kids, one kid with a serious physical disability (me), and my grandmother (who has chronic health problems and isn't a U.S. citizen yet, so no Medicare), you realize why we're living off of food donations.</p>
<p>Anyone who gripes about not having "enough" while listing off the expensive cars they can sell for some quick cash is a moron. No patience for that garbage.</p>
<p>* You guys would think that putting 4 kids through college would be a joke for someone making that income, but it isn't*
Call me a witch but both having 4 kids and being able to even consider putting all of those kids through college are luxuries.</p>