Suggested trips for me and my 12 year-old for 2019!

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Guppy

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Do it as soon as you can, it’s better than it’s cracked up to be! LOL

i have three college tuitions to somehow pay for, first. 4 if i count my wife’s online masters degree.
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[Rappin Mikey]

Columbus Day weekend albie trip off of Montauk or Fishers Island.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey

Columbus Day weekend albie trip off of Montauk or Fishers Island.

Before we had kids, I had a 20 foot Mako I kept in eastern CT. I like light tackle fishing in shallow water. My favorite days were ALWAYS in the fall, I'd be in tight to the rocks on the back of Fishers Island, casting eels with light spinning outfits, into the rocks. We always had a couple of albie rods rigged and ready, for when they popped up. It was a lot of fun.

Haven't thrown eels on light tackle spinning rods in a few years.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

i have three college tuitions to somehow pay for, first. 4 if i count my wife’s online masters degree.
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Just made our last tuition payment in December...it was glorious

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Just made our last tuition payment in December...it was glorious

I don't have $1 put away yet. Not a dollar. Need to get my wife back to work first, getting her masters in data analytics, a field with a ton of demand and very little supply. Hoping that when she goes back to work, just about every cent she makes will go towards college.

CONGRATULATIONS on getting it done TDF, that's a hell of an achievement. Like having a kid who's an Eagle Scout, it's the culmination of many years of doing the right thing.

[beamie]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Just made our last tuition payment in December...it was glorious

You lucky bastage. I have 2 and 3 years of payments left. Yeah not much in the bank funds for the next few years.
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[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

i have three college tuitions to somehow pay for, first. 4 if i count my wife’s online masters degree.
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State schools Jim, state schools...
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

State schools Jim, state schools...
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Probably our only option!

I've always kind of assumed that I' be fulfilling my responsibility, if I can fund maybe 75%-80% of tuition at a state university. They can borrow anything above and beyond that.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Probably our only option!

I've always kind of assumed that I' be fulfilling my responsibility, if I can fund maybe 75%-80% of tuition at a state university. They can borrow anything above and beyond that.

When the dust settled, it cost my daughter less to go to a private out-of-state school than it did for her to go to UMASS.

One of the keys is to build a college resume that makes a school want you. A lot of Private schools have huge endowments and if they see you as a positive addition to their school, they will help you financially.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

When the dust settled, it cost my daughter less to go to a private out-of-state school than it did for her to go to UMASS.

One of the keys is to build a college resume that makes a school want you. A lot of Private schools have huge endowments and if they see you as a positive addition to their school, they will help you financially.

That happened to me, it cost my parents and I more to send me to UCONN, than it would have cost for me to go to Tufts, which is way more expensive. But Tufts didn't have accounting which I thought I wanted (ended up with Math), so I went to UCONN. We were fairly poor, so Tufts threw all kinds of money at me. Probably not the smartest decision I ever made, although UCONN has this amazing ice cream parlor with the best milk shakes on the planet...

Does what you describe happen a lot? There are SO MANY talented students out there with good resumes...my oldest will probably be a 3rd degree black belt and a straight A student when he graduates, we will see what that's worth, I'm not banking on much...

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Does what you describe happen a lot? There are SO MANY talented students out there with good resumes...my oldest will probably be a 3rd degree black belt and a straight A student when he graduates, we will see what that's worth, I'm not banking on much...

Not gonna say it happens a lot, but it does happen. My understanding is that with the ivy leagues, if you get accepted, they will make sure you can afford to go there.

There are also a lot of schools that offer free tuition and other scholarships based on GPA/Test Scores.

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com...ps.html#latest

all i can say is just do the research, their is all kind of ways to cut costs and help out with tuition.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Not gonna say it happens a lot, but it does happen. My understanding is that with the ivy leagues, if you get accepted, they will make sure you can afford to go there.

There are also a lot of schools that offer free tuition and other scholarships based on GPA/Test Scores.

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com...ps.html#latest

all i can say is just do the research, their is all kind of ways to cut costs and help out with tuition.

Thoughtful of you to post, I appreciate it.

Not sure any are Ivy League material, and if they are, I'll be steering them elsewhere.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Probably our only option!

I've always kind of assumed that I' be fulfilling my responsibility, if I can fund maybe 75%-80% of tuition at a state university. They can borrow anything above and beyond that.

When they get closer, let me know. I know a few things about the state schools in CT...
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

When they get closer, let me know. I know a few things about the state schools in CT...
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Thanks, we have many years, 6th grade, 3rd grade, 2nd grade. God I'd rater talk about fishing trips.