My daughter just shared the happy news... [View all]
She has earned her Associate of Arts!
She is 29. Me being poor, (and a single dad to boot), I was unable to pay for college. I warned her very strongly against student loans, and told her there was really no rush. I myself have no degree - I washed out early due to the high cost (even in 1987 it was too much for me), went to work and never got one.
Opportunity came when she broke up with her boyfriend in 2020 and moved in with me and my fiance. At that point she was 25. I told her that as long as she was going to school, she could pay $200 rent. She took the bull by the horns, got financial aid and worked part time, went to community college.
Persistence has paid off and she has her first degree. She is now at a good, but relatively inexpensive 4-year institution, working on a BS in Chemistry. Why chemistry? Heck if I know... I was lousy in Chemistry. But I'm sure it will open all kinds of doors for her. She had to move in with her grandma because it was too far away, which is actually very helpful to my mom as her husband has cancer now 
At any rate, that's my boast for the day!
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