tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post760875824600706692..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Tales From the College Cryptslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-76767209407623546752012-08-20T13:32:56.493-04:002012-08-20T13:32:56.493-04:00You just have to trust that what you tried to teac...You just have to trust that what you tried to teach them took hold and they'll do ok, don't you?<br /><br />#1 Son has basically left at this point with just this financial tether(college money) holding him to us. Once we hand over the last bit of college money and he takes over the ownership and insurance on the car next Aug. he is flying solo.<br /><br />I've always been a hands off kind of mom unless they wanted me to hover for some specific reason. Tried to instill their independence but it's still hard letting that first one go.....sighslugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-86156672022202725922012-08-19T10:13:13.478-04:002012-08-19T10:13:13.478-04:00Our college student stopped needing our advice as ...Our college student stopped needing our advice as soon as she started college. She was an adult! But we weren't funding it. I cringed at her mistakes but didn't fret over them. I think she only took out $1000 student loan, but she did have a car loan. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-33354081845839360632012-08-17T11:53:06.863-04:002012-08-17T11:53:06.863-04:00He's the most sensible one, but compared to th...He's the most sensible one, but compared to the other 2, he wouldn't have to be very sensible to best them.lol<br />At least I'll get to sit him down and make him do a budget for the money he has left to live on this school year. If I can keep him from buying $200 concert tickets(don't ask!lol)until he has a real job, this might work.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-9140200049437173712012-08-17T11:51:04.840-04:002012-08-17T11:51:04.840-04:00Since it's illegal to borrow money on your stu...Since it's illegal to borrow money on your student loans to pay for non-educational expenses, he's using the loans for school and the college money we have for him for the car....just so that's straight. ;-)<br />I think they could have worked around having 1 car between them but hey!, if he wants to go into debt, it's his life. At least he's not looking at a new car!lol<br />slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-73996277581764477622012-08-16T22:44:19.662-04:002012-08-16T22:44:19.662-04:00If he is a your sensible child, I would trust his ...If he is a your sensible child, I would trust his decision. He seems to have mapped everything out very well. Relax Mom!Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-50807064441427776812012-08-16T11:04:53.876-04:002012-08-16T11:04:53.876-04:00I know you may scold me for this, but I think his ...I know you may scold me for this, but I think his decision makes a bit of sense. Not sure he needs a $7k new-to-him car, but borrowing from his student loans instead of getting a car loan would save him a lot of interest, and give him a bit more time/flexibility to pay it back. Of course, it'd be a lot better no loan, no new car, but if he can score a $3k car and just take that much, pay it promptly and be done with it before he's done with school, it would be a better deal instead of getting a car loan. And the experience he gets from his teaching gigs really is quite necessary and beneficial to his future. Hope it all goes well! Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075300256482920618noreply@blogger.com