As of now I’m a stay at home dad and full time student. I was a draftsman but when the economy tanked business slowed way down and it became clear I need to get more education. I can’t afford private school working part time and no way I turn my children’s education over to the government. It sucks being over 30 and back in school. What sucks even more is we gave up half our income for this. Ramen noodles sucked the first time around and they are even worse when your used to steak. But we made took the right steps. We don’t have any debt but our house so we get by. We're making the sacrifice now so my family will be better off in the long run. If I can do it anybody can.
I was born to a poor family of nothing but black sheep. Hell if you haven’t been to jail in my family they think something’s wrong with you. There were 5 kids in the house and my parents were abusive alcoholics. We were dirt poor. Hell we had a wood stove and an outhouse until I was 14 years old. The damn septic tank always backed up and we were too poor to fix it. I was the first person in my family to graduate high school much less college. And now I have achieved the American dream. I own my own home; I have a wonderful wife, who puts up with my bullshit, and a healthy beautiful baby daughter. And have left that life of poverty, drugs, and alcohol behind me through a little hard work. What’s that saying: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and feed him for a life time. Or however it goes.
I didn’t do any of that with help from the government. Well since the government has decide they are the only corporation allowed to handle student loans, I guess they are helping now.
Wow sorry just tried an new harvest and it made me ramble. The paper back comes out next week.