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I still remember the day my father pulled me aside and told me in secret (my mom would have freaked out) that we couldn't really afford college. He recommended

I still remember the day my father pulled me aside and told me in secret (my mom would have freaked out) that we couldn't really afford college. He recommended that I stayed close to home and to go to a local school, which I did for 4+ years with an average of four hours a day worth of commuting. Occasionally, I also had a part time job that added almost two more extra hours of commuting because it took me to another side of the town and I had to walk half a mile to get to work after getting off the bus.

rfergie 12y ago
Was it uphill both ways?
- mattmurdog 12y ago
  Only one god damn hill, but that was another trip all the way across another god damn town when I needed to go buy groceries ;P
nicholasdrake 12y ago
why didn't u get a student loan?
- dragontamer 12y ago
  So that he didn't have to join Occupy? http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-cvr-111025-loans-7p.grid-6x2.jpg http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-... Or have we forgotten about that already?
  - nicholasdrake 12y ago
    haha good point.. actually my friend and i are applying this summer batch of yc with an alternative to student debt financing of university... student equity.. from the student side it helps in 2 ways 1. taxes high income earners more, low income earners less (remember when you start uni you don't know for sure which group you will be in) 2. allows you to transfer future income from your middle-age when your income is higher to when you have just graduated (and income is lower).. debt in comparison punishes procrastination of payment with interest payments.. it would be great to get your feedback if you have teh chance.. we've posted our draft of our yc application here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224487 thanks!
- mattmurdog 12y ago
  I had long graduated by the time Occupy started. But yes, it just wasn't worth it.

rfergie 12y ago

Was it uphill both ways?

mattmurdog 12y ago
Only one god damn hill, but that was another trip all the way across another god damn town when I needed to go buy groceries ;P

nicholasdrake 12y ago

why didn't u get a student loan?

dragontamer 12y ago
So that he didn't have to join Occupy? http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-cvr-111025-loans-7p.grid-6x2.jpg http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-... Or have we forgotten about that already?
- nicholasdrake 12y ago
  haha good point.. actually my friend and i are applying this summer batch of yc with an alternative to student debt financing of university... student equity.. from the student side it helps in 2 ways 1. taxes high income earners more, low income earners less (remember when you start uni you don't know for sure which group you will be in) 2. allows you to transfer future income from your middle-age when your income is higher to when you have just graduated (and income is lower).. debt in comparison punishes procrastination of payment with interest payments.. it would be great to get your feedback if you have teh chance.. we've posted our draft of our yc application here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224487 thanks!
mattmurdog 12y ago
I had long graduated by the time Occupy started. But yes, it just wasn't worth it.