Who paid your college tuition
All I had to pay was £5 for an ID card.
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Me. I ended unemployed and spending my life savings on a degree.
It was an excellent investment, but I wish the US did things the way most civilized nations do. Make public universities tuition-free and with textbooks provided, same as grade schools and high schools.
Never went to university, so nobody paid for it.
But I went to college as in the British definition of the word and that was government funded.
Neither of them even exist anymore nor does my old secondary school.
My parents - but tuition at Ohio State was reasonable when I went there - late 60's - early 70's.
shareI did.
I know most posters won’t believe this but academically I’m fairly sharp and got some scholarship money for my good writing and decent art skills, I’m really not a total dummy despite all the evidence to the contrary👍
Also, I started a landscaping and painting business with an LLC and a few really beat up old trucks. Gutter cleaning, lawn cutting, shrub trimming, leaf raking, roofing the old sheds, trapping the pesky squirrels in the attic…whatever you didn’t want to or couldn’t do I would do for a quick few bucks straight cash. I assure you that I reported all of this cash to the IRS, I’m super honest🥸
I’d bet I mowed several thousand yards and painted several dozen fences and sheds and spring cleaned a hundred yards to pay for for my Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
I’m not admitting to any criminal activity but there was a lot of weed being transported from Queens to the Lower Hudson Valley around that time…only one of those rascals got caught but he kept quiet.
Smart of him.
Now I'm curious, what kind of art??? Bob Ross-style paintings?
shareI really do admire Bob Ross but I was trying to paint garish nightlife scenes like Henri de Toulouse Latrec and painted pub life scenes. I painted a portrait of an old girlfriend in the style of Amedeo Modigliani, I really like his stuff.
shareNot exactly my favourite style, but I think it's lovely that you have such an artistic side to you.😊
shareThanks. Art is kind of a big deal to me. Eangar Irving Couse is another wonderful painter, about 10 months ago I took the family to the Hudson River Museum and Planetarium and it was the first time I ever saw Couse’s work. The painting was called ‘Hunter In The Aspens,’ I was mere feet from it and wanted to snatch it off the wall and make a mad dash for the Chevy! It’s a beautiful piece, but I’m no art thief😄
shareI just looked the guy up. Not bad, not bad. I see he actually took part in the Olympics!
shareOh wow.I didn’t know that.
He seems like he was an interesting dude.
Born in Michigan but moved to NYC and Paris for ten years to study art and finally settled in New Mexico and started painting the local Indians.
Pretty interesting guy!
I look at his paintings online a couple times a month since I first heard of him.
I hadn't heard of Crouse before this, so I looked him up. Thanks! Did he live among the native people?
And if you're interested, are you aware of the Canadian painter Emily Carr? She lived among the native people of the British Columbia's island, and her paintings of their villages and artwork are lovely. They are also considered to be the some of the best records kept of a way of life that was "civilized" away during the 20th century.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/69/7d/9f697d52c99e805b4ec820f364b76f77--emily-carr-canadian-artists.jpg
He did live around several of his young, fit male models. I got the impression that ‘something was going on’ with all of that but they appeared to be of age so who cares?
Yeah, great painter, he had a thing for native cultures (and possibly young Native American men lol )
I looked up your artist Emily Carr, she’s done some beautiful work, very impressive👍
Men are lucky - they can start businesses like lawn care, painting, etc. that most women simply can't handle physically. The ones that are dependable and good workers can be quite successful.
shareIt’s always a hustle but a fellow should earn.
shareone word - powertools!
A couple years ago I started buying those Ryobi tools. I’ve got the circular saw, power drill, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, the air hammer gun, the garden rototiller, two weed wackers, name it man, I’ve got all that Ryobi stuff. It’s pretty good gear.
Plus four batteries…they have to be stored properly, NO extreme heat or cold, keep them in the shade at the back of your garage or down in the dry part of the cellar during the winter. These damn batteries are like a buck and a quarter apiece! Gotta take care of them.
Fine tools though, I can do the whole acre with two batteries👍
Me.
shareMe, myself and I. We all chipped in.
shareMe. $26K in 6 years.
I had rules:
1. A bicycle was my primary Transportation.
2. Car was only used in distances over 15 miles or when I needed to carry more than I could on my bike.
3. Lights are only used when necessary
4. No internet: if I needed it, I went to the library.
5. No cellphone.
6. No TV Service: movies had to be checked out from the library.
7. Meat 3 times a week at dinner
8. Eating at a restaurant (including gas station and fast food) once a month
9. Everything cooked from scratch.
10. Christmas purchases are done in March.
11. No AC. If your hot, draw a bath.
It was a good experience.
Wow.
shareI'm all for no car, limiting the use of lights, and cooking from scratch, I do all of those now, but otherwise that sounds like it would've been a horrible experience. And for 6 years no less.
share This also paid for a wedding and our honeymoon to Europe. 2006 was probably the hardest year due to the weather. That's why work was great. 8 hrs in AC during the hottest part of the day.