Small Steps: The road may be long, but with perseverance, you'll get there.
Shared with us by Becky H., a member of our Paying For College 101 Facebook group...
When I was hiring employees at my former job, I had one applicant who came in to interview. It took him 8 years to graduate from college, so during the interview, we asked him why.
Apparently, his mother was disabled and his father was not involved in his life, so after high school, he worked full time, lived at home, and supported himself and his mother while taking only 2-3 classes per term.
If you can afford to pay for your kids to go to their dream school/join a fraternity/sorority/live on campus, great. If your kid has to live at home, so you can afford their schooling, no problem. (This is what our eldest daughter did.) If your kid has to work and take out loans, so be it. If your kid has to work and takes longer to graduate, it will be ok.
We hired that kid who took 8 years to graduate. He was a hard working and humble young man and has since moved up to be a manager.
There's no one way that's right or wrong. Just do what is right for you and your child.
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