Thursday, April 10, 2008

Punny Poll #31: Worried About College Tuition?

Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: ,

comic 11 - tuition

The previous Punny Poll asked you to forecast when gasoline would hit $4 a gallon in the U.S. With the average price still under $3.50 a gallon, the 30% of poll-takers who predicted the price milestone would be hit by Memorial Day 2008 will likely miss the mark; thank you, 30% of people, for being wrong. My vote, which pegged gas at four bucks next year, only garnered 13% of the vote. Another 17% selected “This is the stupid answer for this poll. Please don’t pick it or you will mess up science” which explains why the U.S. is losing to countries like China and India in the fields of math, science, and following directions.

Speaking of educational woes, I recently attended a recruiting event for my alma mater at which several parents expressed their concern over the rising price of tuition. This is good news for cheaper, state-run universities like mine, though some parents were even alarmed at the prospect of shelling out just a couple grand a semester for their child’s college education. As poor as I was, even without scholarships I could have afforded that much to help secure my financial future. When speaking to these worried parents, I tried to link to these articles on getting paid to go to college or at least getting a degree without taking on loans; alas, it’s hard to click on spoken words and open them in a web browser, so they’ll just have to keep worrying for a while.

But what about you? Does the high price tag of a decent college education have you worried about your child’s financial future? Or do you have a clever plan for handling the $317,000 per semester your kids will end up having to pay (and that’s just for textbooks!)?


How would cutting Saturday mail delivery affect you?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

74 Responses »

1.

Clever Dude
April 10th, 2008 at 9:38 am

If we have kids, they’ll be paying for their own education. We might help with housing, but tuition is up to them. If they want an Ivy League school, then they have to find the way to pay for it.

2.

Kim McGrigg
April 10th, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Good reminder to revisit the plan because time flies. Yesterday, my son was 1. Today, he is 9. Tomorrow, he’ll be 18.

3.

Lord
April 10th, 2008 at 7:03 pm

Perhaps the 30% are already paying that. Some places it already is.

4.

s. jennifer rose
April 10th, 2008 at 10:09 pm

gas is 3.89 for the cheapest grade here. i’m still betting on $4 by memorial day weekend….

5.

GL
April 10th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

$317,000 per semester?! Where did you get those numbers? O_o Even when adjusted for ~18 years inflation, it shouldn’t be that bad… You could always let your kid go to a state university. For example, my alma mater – University of Nevada, Reno – charges ~10K per year, and it’s a pretty good school. :)

Btw, your poll needs another option – “I’m not planning on having children and I’d rather invest all that money.” :D

6.

Chadwyck
April 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

I’ll be saving for a good portion of the costs, but scholarships and their own loans are going to be doing a lot of the paying :)

7.

Living Off Dividends & Passive Income
April 14th, 2008 at 3:59 am

I’ve decided that my kids are going to go to Canada to get their cheap but high quality college education. I knew a prof at USC who’s daughter shunned the offer of free tuition at USC and instead went to a public school in Canada!

I’m also starting an MBA in fall so i’m seriously considering the financining options right now. check out this post on how to get a $100,000 MBA for only $1267!
http://www.livingoffdividends.com/2008/03/28/how-to-get-a-100000-mba-education-for-1267/

8.

Jim
April 16th, 2008 at 9:57 am

We have on son in college and one that is about to start. The cost is beyond belief. I have a bachelor and two masters degrees and they did not cost as much as just one semester of undergrad classes. What the heck is going on. In addition the quality of the classes has gone down as well. Both sons have 50K scholarships but that is a drop in the bucket. They will no doubt have to apply for a federal student loan to help pay for the their education.

9.

Pell Grant Eligibility
April 1st, 2010 at 3:40 pm

I think the new student loan reform bill will at least provide some relief to students, as it should make getting a private student loan much easier, along with simplifying the process of getting a Pell Grant.

10.

MissSapphire
August 13th, 2010 at 5:33 am

My sister started to save money so early and she still barely earn enough money for all the costs. It’s kind of disappointing that education must be paid so much. I mean students don’t have salaries…

11.

juicycouture
August 24th, 2010 at 8:57 pm

This is all very new to me and this article really opened my eyes.Thanks for sharing with us your wisdom!

12.

Ed
August 26th, 2010 at 10:51 am

This is great! I think almost everyone is worried about college tuition and this illustrates that very well. A lot of websites are now offering help with scholarships and there are some really good free options out there. One of them I go to is http://www.anycollege.com/scholarship.cfm. They offer a scholarship once a quarter of $1,500. Definitely worth putting an entry in, you never know, you just might get it!

Thanks again for the info.

-Ed

13.

Stuart Jones
September 17th, 2010 at 6:01 pm

Tuition costs are ridiculous today and I have had to do a lot of things differently since I have 3 daughters in college. On the internet I was able to locate a lot of different grants and scholarships that were designed to pay college tuition costs. The problem I ran into was that I had a difficult time finding them again and I was not all that computer savvy. As someone with little patience I downloaded an ebook called Secrets to getting free college tuition Revealed, which I had stumbled upon during one of my searches. I found it to be very helpful getting me to grants sources that I had not found before. In addition to providing the links to get me directly to the source of the grant or scholarship, it provided me with help and preparation to get through the process quicker and with less stress. If you are interested click the link below for more information

http://www.freecollegetuition.financebusinessadvice.com/

14.

pay day loans uk
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 am

Parents worried about debt relief in the future may see their children’s college funds as a huge obstacle to overcome. Many parents are nervous because of the economy and wondering how they are going to handle putting their children through school. Mary Connelly, a single parent in Boston, Mass.,

15.

nike shox clearance
November 12th, 2010 at 3:11 am

have 2 sons and I have become a workaholic

16.

الجياش
November 24th, 2010 at 11:27 am

L’article nous sommes en attente de plus belle

17.

منتديات بنات
November 24th, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Je vous remercie une fois de plus sur le sujet de type

18.

دردشة سعودية
November 28th, 2010 at 11:22 am

Merci pour l’article et merveilleux vous souhaitez obtenir plus

19.

Ben John
November 29th, 2010 at 9:46 am

college tuition is very expensive. Try getting an online degree so they can stay at home.

20.

Rob Poulos
December 17th, 2010 at 9:23 pm

It’s absolutely true that college tuition is very expensive. Parents worried about their children’s future. I think the new student loan reform bill will at least provide some relief to students. This article really opened my eyes.Thanks for sharing with us your wisdom!

21.

Discount LV handbags
February 12th, 2011 at 5:03 am

very lovely painting.

22.

cheap ralph lauren polos
February 17th, 2011 at 11:28 am

cute pics ,:)

23.

الملتقى العربي
February 21st, 2011 at 3:25 pm

Merci pour l’article et merveilleux vous souhaitez obtenir plus
alarabforum

24.

Jocuri
March 3rd, 2011 at 8:34 am

I want to say, that you are a enourmeous comedian!

25.

Bed and Breakfast Edinburgh
March 8th, 2011 at 11:59 pm

I must say that elements you put here look awesome. I liked all of them. Keep it up. Thanks a lot for sharing…. Looking forward to reading your next post..

26.

zara
March 25th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

http://www.vibramfivefingershoes2011.com/

27.

Jocuri
April 1st, 2011 at 1:27 pm

Great picture, I wonder how you manage to come up with this things!?

28.

haiying
April 12th, 2011 at 2:36 am

http://www.mylouisvuittonoutlet-sale.com/

29.

xx
April 27th, 2011 at 1:20 am

http://www.coachpursestores.com/

30.

العاب سبونج بوب
April 29th, 2011 at 4:08 pm

thx man :)

good post :)

31.

zara
May 14th, 2011 at 2:31 am

http://www.burberrybags-store.com/

32.

jordan retro 7
June 10th, 2011 at 9:47 pm

good article~!

33.

kid jordan shoes
June 10th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

good @@@!!

34.

دردشة عراقية
June 29th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

very good
very good

35.

zzar
July 1st, 2011 at 4:56 am

http://www.hermeslove.com/

36.

jocu-RI cu Masini
July 4th, 2011 at 9:03 am

Haha, how do you come up with this stories, they are very funny, keep it up!

37.

burberry outlet
August 1st, 2011 at 9:39 am

thank you for sharing,this information is useful to me.good quality

38.

jocu-RI cu Masini
August 2nd, 2011 at 10:52 am

Man, you are the funniest blogger I ever known

39.

شات صوتي
August 2nd, 2011 at 7:46 pm

qe http://www.q8motor.com/

40.

jocu-RI cu Masini
August 11th, 2011 at 8:20 am

Get us some more articles, you know we want more

41.

sarkari jobs
August 17th, 2011 at 3:59 am

nice article dear but i never favor tuition in my life don’t know why .but by the still it is a use full article

42.

jocu-RI cu Masini
August 18th, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Hello, you have a great talent for satiric writing

43.

الرياض
August 28th, 2011 at 11:43 pm

If we have kids, they’ll be paying for their own education. We might help with housing, but tuition is up to them. If they want an Ivy League school, then they have to find the way to pay for it.

44.

دردشه
September 14th, 2011 at 8:52 pm

mcryh mcryh mc

45.

شات مصرى
September 25th, 2011 at 8:57 pm

You are the funniest man

46.

شات مصرى
October 1st, 2011 at 6:41 pm

You are the funniest mana

47.

ماليزيا
October 25th, 2011 at 9:48 am

thank you for sharing,this information is useful to me.good quality

48.

Property Marbella
November 4th, 2011 at 4:31 am

This is all very new to me and this article really opened my eyes. Property Marbella

49.

معهد
November 20th, 2011 at 6:21 pm

I have a presentation that I am presently working on – and I have been looking for such information.
التقويم الهجري 1433

50.

My First Skool
November 27th, 2011 at 10:06 pm

College tuition is getting more and more expensive.

51.

Business College
December 15th, 2011 at 4:23 am

Honestly speaking, I find your post a little bit funny yet I admit it i full of sense. Its nice to know that people like you share some tips for the betterment of all and with no hesitations and doubts, I learned a lot from your post. I promise to share your easy and simple tips to my friends rest assured that they will surely like it. Looking forward for your another post with regards to the same topic. Again, thank you for sharing such wonderful and informative post.

52.

online degree texas
December 17th, 2011 at 5:18 am

Yes,I do agree with you all. Because of high competition in every sector, it is must for parents to provide best education to their wards so that they can be successful in their career they choose. For this the parents need to plan for investing money on their education and even on the tuition. So the post here I found helpful.

53.

nike air maxss
December 30th, 2011 at 4:26 am

parents to provide best education to their wards so that they can be successful in their career they choose

54.

nike air maxss
December 30th, 2011 at 4:27 am

of all and with no hesitations and doubts, I learned a lot from your post. I promise to share your easy and simple tips to my friends rest assured that they will surely like it.

55.

mlb kids jersey
December 30th, 2011 at 4:45 am

http://www.nflnhljerseysshop.com/ “Life can never please, still alive but only worthy of my heart,” as long as we try, the effort, adhere to, and do, we will not only feel the joy of success, but also feel a thing called full and satisfied. “Remembered, forget the forgotten. Changeable, and accept the unacceptable.” Have the opportunity to fight, no opportunity to rest at ease. – Go hard while still alive

57.

handbags
January 25th, 2012 at 10:31 pm

Great Site, your plugins are very useful and save me a tonne of time.

58.

شات
January 27th, 2012 at 7:17 pm

thanx this topic very very good

i will spend my time in this site

59.

دردشة العراق
February 12th, 2012 at 2:57 pm

thanx this topic very very good

60.

Jam
February 23rd, 2012 at 10:31 am

Good comic

61.

Oraiginal Oakley Sunglasses
March 11th, 2012 at 9:53 pm

It’s become Polarized Straight Jacket Sunglasses a science at Oakley, but a science that’s combined with art to produce some of the best engineered sunglasses on the planet.

62.

handbags
March 17th, 2012 at 11:53 pm

The party is on, you are very got at making fun o serious problems

63.

شات الحب
April 17th, 2012 at 11:25 am

good man this topic very good
شات حلا good

64.

دردشة همسة الروح
April 27th, 2012 at 12:38 pm

Good The Chat ..

65.

دردشة همسة الروح
April 27th, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Good The Chat …

66.

منتدى همسة الروح
April 27th, 2012 at 12:40 pm

Good The Hammsa ..

67.

منتدى همسة الروح
April 27th, 2012 at 12:41 pm

Good The Hammsa …

68.

Original Oakley Sunglasses
April 28th, 2012 at 3:12 am

Oakley Free Shipping

69.

Beachbody Fitness Programs
April 28th, 2012 at 3:14 am

Beachbody Free Shipping

70.

Sunglasses Australia Online
April 28th, 2012 at 3:15 am

Sunglasses Free Shipping

71.

تصميم مواقع
May 3rd, 2012 at 6:02 am

استضافة مصرية | استضافة قطرية | استضافة سعودية | استضافة كويتية | استضافة امارتية | استضافة خليجية | استضافة مميزة | استضافة مواقع | وورد بريس | wordpress | wp | design | host | yourcolor | yourcolor.net

72.

العاب 2013
May 8th, 2012 at 6:42 pm

Beachbody Free Shipping

73.

اخبار الاهلى
May 20th, 2012 at 8:47 pm

Good post!! like you !!

Leave a comment

Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

u comment, i followPlease note: By posting a comment, you agree to abide by the Comments Policy. Comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment.


Trackbacks & Pingbacks

  1. Punny Poll #31: Worried About College Tuition? | Punny Money…

    Punny Poll #31: Worried About College Tuition? | Punny Money…

    Trackback by AfternoonRally.com — April 3, 2010 @ 5:02 pm

 

 

bad credit mobile phone contracts - Having trouble because of your poor credit? Check out information and deals for bad credit mobiles

Short on money this month? Find out how cash advance loans can help.

FiPath, provides research tools covering all aspects of retirement including 401K to IRA rollovers.

Payday Loans
Cash Advances
direct lender installment loans

Search

Topics

Archives