Buy 12 glue stick, 45 crayons, 6 reames of paper

[Road Guy]

Is College tax deductible?

 

[mudpuppy]

^Yep (grumble grumble)

 

[Road Guy]

halefuckingulia!

 

[csb]

#thanksmudpuppy

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

Mini-Ram better be getting some scholarships or I'm screwed.

 

[Road Guy]

mp- be glad you don't have kids and have to witness the extended raping of what is known as the free lunch program.

I was a little shocked to learn that when kids decide to say, be in the band, the school district will cover the rental fee's of kids who are in the reduced or free lunch program.

I am all for kids not going hungry, but they don't have to be in the band, or at least not on mp's nickel.....

& I am generalizing but when you see kids waiting in line for the "free band instruments" whose parents have $5,000 tattoo sleaves (or more aren't those expensive as hell?) it kind of makes me wonder why they hell I am having to pay for my kids rental?

Yeah I know.. straight to hell, just trying to enjoy the ride...

 

[Freon]

RG,

Talk to your tax guy. You very likely make too much money to take the full tax break on the tuition. Also, Room & Board will still be on you.

 

[snickerd3]

so minisnick wanted to get a ninja turtle backpack this year...no spiderman or super heros (which is what the store Grandma was going to buy from had). The backpack and matching lunchbox cost more than all the other school supplies combined.

 

[Road Guy]

yeah that's what the wife was figuring out as well

and I think Room and Board will be on them!

We though about getting a divorce and giving custody of the kids to the wife, let her go part time and then maybe they will be eligible for pell grants

RG,

Talk to your tax guy. You very likely make too much money to take the full tax break on the tuition. Also, Room & Board will still be on you.

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

RG,

Talk to your tax guy. You very likely make too much money to take the full tax break on the tuition. Also, Room & Board will still be on you.

We all know RG is rolling in dough. Here's a look at one of his rooms:

 

[snickerd3]

^I know people that did that. mom and dad divorced just before eldest applied for colleges, they still lived together but divorced on paper. once the kids were done with school they remarried.

 

[Freon]

People getting legally divorced to help get grants has become more than just urban legends. The most unusual one I heard of is a family that had their 21 year old college student "adopt" their younger siblings so they all qualified for aid/grants/scholarships. The parents still "paid the bills", but since none of the kids had a above-poverty-level income, the aid money came rolling in.

 

[Road Guy]

I am also trying to convince one of the older two that 4 years in the Coast Guard would be a lot of fun...

 

[matt267 PE]

I am also trying to convince one of the older two that 4 years in the Coast Guard would be a lot of fun...

The Coast Guard is super selective these days. The CG Academy would be awesome, but, like most military school, is also very selective.

 

[Supe]

How about Merchant Marines? We just had an intern finish up that spent nearly 10 years in the MM.

 

[mudpuppy]

^I have a friend that's a merchant marinier. They can make some pretty serious money (he's thrown out figures like $20k/month) but you it's not a job for someone who wants to have a family, or any kind of life. He works 3 months on 3 off, he's always been kind of a drifter so it's a good fit for him, but it's definitely a unique lifestyle.

 

[Road Guy]

my daughter was mainly interested in firing a .50 cal at drug smugglers off the coast of Cuba and Miami?

 

[knight1fox3]

^ those darn video games....

 

[matt267 PE]

my daughter was mainly interested in firing a .50 cal at drug smugglers off the coast of Cuba and Miami?

We all have ambitions in life.

 

[akwooly]

How about Merchant Marines? We just had an intern finish up that spent nearly 10 years in the MM.

I have a good friend that went to the Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point. He is a LCMD in the Navy Reserves, his full time job is Captain of a drill ship for Ensco. Before he got that gig he worked for the Military Sealift Command and a few years before leaving he was Captain of the USNS Robert E. Perry. The CIVMAR make some serious money but my friend left because now he has a predictable schedule 3 weeks on 3weeks off(and obvioulsy more money, Oil $$$)