My grad school didn't. I guess I was just lucky.

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Jul 24, 2017
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Just spoke with a friend who just wrote $105,000 worth of checks for tuition and

Sandstone Cougar

7/24/17 7:41am

He should have at least used a credit card to get points on that

Skeptical Optimist

7/24/17 7:41am

They usually charge a "service fee" to charge tuition on a credit card.

chilango

7/24/17 8:00am

My grad school didn't. I guess I was just lucky.

Skeptical Optimist

7/24/17 8:18am

You were lucky. I wonder if they still do that.

chilango

7/24/17 8:23am

I paid tuition last week with a credit card in Texas. No service fee.

Lance71

7/24/17 8:25am

For what length of time? A semester? A year?

Pimpin4Paradise

7/24/17 7:42am

Only this semester (edited above)

Sandstone Cougar

7/24/17 7:46am

Sounds like they're going to private colleges or something. I understand why

Pimpin4Paradise

7/24/17 7:56am

Have to admit, it'd be fun to say you go to school in a place called Walla Walla

chilango

7/24/17 8:07am

If you had three kids going to UMASS in state

gww687

7/24/17 8:10am

The best part is that he has $105,000 in his account to write said checks.

Fatalplacebo

7/24/17 7:52am

RE: The best part is that he has $105,000 in his account to write said checks.

Skeptical Optimist

7/24/17 7:53am

Had

LaserCoug

7/24/17 9:00am

How much tithing have you paid since your kids were born? BYU isn't actually all

chilango

7/24/17 8:00am

Tithing is more my country club dues than my tuition payments.

Sandstone Cougar

7/24/17 8:03am

It's really both, if you think about it. Unless your kids don't end up at BYU,

chilango

7/24/17 8:05am

The benefits are out of this world though. I am not complaining.

Sandstone Cougar

7/24/17 8:07am

I'm guessing that BYU is a pretty small sliver of total church expenditures

Skeptical Optimist

7/24/17 8:36am

True but BYU is far more than a sliver.

soupie

7/24/17 9:16am

but not nearly as much as you would think...personally I think they need to

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 9:24am

I have heard a number of times that the church’s single biggest expense is BYU

BYUinTX

7/24/17 9:19am

I'd pay tithing even if my kids went to a different school. It's not the same thing

YIsForBrigham

7/24/17 8:46am

I agree it isn't exactly the same thing. But the cost of having your kid

chilango

7/24/17 8:51am

Holy crap people have a lot of money

TNT

7/24/17 8:25am

Seriously. If this guy has that kind of money just lying around I certainly

jensen46

7/24/17 9:11am

TNT isn't that grateful for BYU

TNT

7/24/17 9:17am

My wife is an accountant at a private school in Los Angeles

scottm

7/24/17 8:34am

For $35k you'd think they'd throw in lunch.

CoogsWin

7/24/17 8:55am

Semester or year?

soupie

7/24/17 9:17am

My parents said I could go to any college I wanted and they'd help me

Windward_Coug

7/24/17 9:03am

I have two at BYU and one at UVU right now

bluelands

7/24/17 9:17am

wait your kids can't live there if they go to BYU

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 9:21am

True. That's well outside the 2 mile radius.

soupie

7/24/17 9:24am

Auto-corrected from UVU to BYU. Interesting...

bluelands

7/24/17 9:34am

That makes more sense.

soupie

7/24/17 9:48am

oh and you can expect rents to go up...still a shortage of places to live

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 9:27am

Mainly b/c everyone wants the BYU social life even if not attending but

soupie

7/24/17 9:31am

My daughter struggled to find married housing

bluelands

7/24/17 9:37am

my married kids have had to live in $700/month total dive basements in S Provo

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 9:37am

Yep. We've seen that.

soupie

7/24/17 9:40am

My HCBW and I were going through old financial records

bluelands

7/24/17 9:44am

Daughter's fiancé is 6'5". His brother's married apartment has such low ceilings, he can't stand up when he visits.

soupie

7/24/17 9:51am

You can definitely find stuff for less than $365. But I also thought

jensen46

7/24/17 9:38am

IIRC rents are higher around the U...in my neighborhood South of UVU basements

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 9:52am

Orem is cracking down on basement renting

bluelands

7/24/17 10:12am

actually Orem allows all houses to have rentals if they meet the criteria and

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 10:47am

I believe Provo is trying to do this too. The big deal is with it being owner occupied

soupie

7/24/17 10:56am

But many times that's in totally different housing markets like Bay Area or Seattle.

soupie

7/24/17 9:54am

supply and demand...that is why Ashton Apts are $2400/month for 3bd 3 bath

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 10:01am

For me the biggest problem is the 2 mile radius paired with the fact that they can't

soupie

7/24/17 10:06am

it really is pretty dumb and isn't even two miles in much of Provo, many areas

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 7:13pm

Nah I'm talking Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin. When I tell people I work with

jensen46

7/24/17 11:02am

Do they realize it's an individual contract and 5 other people pay that too?

soupie

7/24/17 11:09am

Yes, it was compared to their share of rent. And even now

jensen46

7/24/17 11:20am

and that is exactly why people need to quit complaining. Rent, utilities, food,

Nat Gas Man

7/24/17 11:26am

My parents didn't pay a dime towards my college education.

Skywalker's Beard

7/24/17 9:33am

Same here but I'm glad I can help my kids a bit more than that. It's not some requirement to

soupie

7/24/17 9:38am

I also received my "Paid for College Myself" merit badge

YouPuntYouDye

7/24/17 4:52pm

and am looking forward to helping my kids with their education expenses....

YouPuntYouDye

7/24/17 4:53pm

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