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deetah
Joined: 14 Nov 2004
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 Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:39 am Post subject: Student loans debt...... |
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| I'm at $28,000. What's your debt sentence? |
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seoulsista
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:30 am Post subject: |
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| Awww, that's cute. I started at 60,000. And I went to a cheap school. I'll be free and clear in less than three months. Thanks to the fine hagwon system of South Korea. |
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CabbageTownRoyals
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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Just finished paying off a particularly stubborn $42,000 monster.
Ominous bureaucracy. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I just took on 50 grand more this year. For just one year. With a grant as well. Fantastic.
The subsequent years of the program will be free, but DAMN, it's just too expensive. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: |
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| US$17,000 more to go! |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| CAD$20,000 approximately. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Student loans debt...... |
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| deetah wrote: |
| I'm at $28,000. What's your debt sentence? |
Oh my...Mine are less than this and I worry. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| flotsam wrote: |
I just took on 50 grand more this year. For just one year. With a grant as well. Fantastic.
The subsequent years of the program will be free, but DAMN, it's just too expensive. |
Man, how can you sleep at night with this debt??? |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| princess wrote: |
| flotsam wrote: |
I just took on 50 grand more this year. For just one year. With a grant as well. Fantastic.
The subsequent years of the program will be free, but DAMN, it's just too expensive. |
Man, how can you sleep at night with this debt??? |
I dream of you. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Started with 15000 (Canadian) after 5 years of university (no failing either  ) but that's all gone now. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Out of curiousity, what kinda summer jobs did you all have? Cause my debt was nothing like that.. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Out of curiousity, what kinda summer jobs did you all have? Cause my debt was nothing like that.. |
Computer Science co-op program. Study first year, work in the summer with a job set up through the university (between 12 and 19 dollars and hour, depending on experience). Then study one term, work the next. Had to study in the summer sometimes, and it took 5 years instead of 4, but eh... Got 2 years of valid work experience too. More and more universities are setting up these co-op programs. I chose my university purely for the good computer science program and the co-op program. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| khyber wrote: |
| Out of curiousity, what kinda summer jobs did you all have? Cause my debt was nothing like that.. |
Dude, I student teach all morning, go to class all afternoon and research and write all evening. Job?
Actually I just started teaching writing to some Korean undergrads--the money is just as good as in Korea if you have the connections...  |
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kiwigirl :O)
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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mine is at nzd $5,700 (and i know that is like a drop in the ocean compared to some of my north american and british counterparts) and thats cause i stayed at home during uni and worked two part time jobs to pay for transport (my car) and text books but mine is being reduced at a much quicker rate thanks to my quarterly installments.....
so that the reason why korea was best suited to my financial needs...
cheers
kg
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i_teach_esl
Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Location: baebang, asan/cheonan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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im a sucker who owes around $25,000 USD, and i didnt even pay tuition, my dad is a disabled vet and i got to go to school for free.
i went to college for 7.5 years, changed my major 5 times, and eventually earned two BAs. i used loan money to travel. my trips to Ghana, Togo, England, Scottland, and Germany were all courtesy of student loans.
edited for spelling. 
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