What I Learned Wednesday - It Takes Money To Make Money
Join the fun, post what you learned this week, and link up below. The code for the image is located in my sidebar. All I ask is you link back to this post. Oh, and make sure you link to your post and not your blog in general, okay?Sure, we all know the saying 'it takes money to make money'. One usually says this when making a bet or buying stocks, but it is also true with careers. Think about it. In order to make decent money you have to spend *a lot* of money on an education. My daughter just finished her financial aid package. Not including the Pell Grant and not including any increase in tuition or interest accrued, her total financing will be $55,000! All of this just to become a teacher. No wonder they complain about the low pay.
My return to college has cost me $30,000 in loans and another $3,000 in textbooks. Not to mention the two calculators (1 scientific and 1 financial). I could add the cost of the MacBook I purchased and the upgrade to DSL, but they benefit me in other ways as well. Sadly, when all is said and done there is no guarantee of a job to pay for this lovely education. Yet, without the education there would most certainly be no job, at least not the kind of job offering the kind of pay I would want.
What have you learned this week? Grab the button from my sidebar, then add a link to your post below using MckLinky. Not sure how to link up? Leave a comment or send me an email (or both) and I will happily walk you through it.
