<p>I came to ask a specific question. I got the answer and did thank everyone. It is my intention to let this thread sink. However, there are just too many “attacks” that I feel like I need to say something here. People - please don’t just read what you want to read. </p>
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<p>So, I did not say DS must have a full ride. For those who remember my discussions early this year, I have made clear that if our children get into the “right” schools, we will have no problem paying our EFC. However, if it were a safety, we really would like to pay minimal. In our DD’s case, I did not do a good job to ask her to include 1 or 2 financial safeties. This time around, I would like to get DS to do that - thus must be a full ride. DS will get to apply to where DD did. We are 100% sure he is going to do Stanford EA. </p>
<p>About the TV and vacation - we had a 52 so we wanted to replace it with a 52. They say that only bigger than 52 that you truely see the 1080P. In one of the posts, I already said we are pushing back the purchase. In the same post, I believe I disclosed that we had also down graded our vacation. We have been taking one international trip a year and it is not that expensive. </p>
<p>Thank you. Let it go, please. You spend your money your way. Just because you could write something on internet, does not make your life style or choice better than mine.</p>