75k or free college

11-18-2022, 09:08 PM

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75k or free college

If you were a teen would you except 75k free money
Or a full ride scholarship and can study for 5 years

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11-18-2022, 09:12 PM

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5 years to enjoy adult daycare where you get to bang sorority sloots, smoke, drink, and lift all day?

for free?

or 75k.

Not a hard decision

11-18-2022, 09:13 PM

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I answered the poll as if it were me answering for myself as I am today. The $, easily.

As a teenager? The full college ride, especially if I got to pick the school.

11-18-2022, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted By volleys⏩

5 years to enjoy adult daycare where you get to bang sorority sloots, smoke, drink, and lift all day?

for free?

or 75k.

Not a hard decision

It's not like the movies brah

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11-18-2022, 09:22 PM

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College education is priceless.

11-18-2022, 09:23 PM

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Only a tradie would choose the $$$

11-18-2022, 09:54 PM

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College anywhere, easy answer

Feeling connected / belonging is a bigger deal than a slightly better price

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11-18-2022, 09:58 PM

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If current me is transported back then, I would take 75k and dump it in crypto.

If just me back then, probably college. No idea what I would even do with 75k.

11-18-2022, 10:05 PM

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Neither. I'd get a good trade job and make a million by age 30.

11-18-2022, 10:11 PM

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I would advocate for free college as a general policy since giving regular people $75k will just lead to them pissing it away on materialist crap.

11-18-2022, 10:19 PM

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Depends on aptitude, if they're more applicable to a trade route like a sparky or something that doesnt require a degree (photographer for example), take the 75k spend 25k on relevant education/equiptment to get started. Invest the remaining 50k, in a decade when they've learned their trade, that investment is now 90k which can be used to either get a loan or directly invest in a business.

If they want to go stem, health care, etc. Theyre probably going to make 75k their first year out

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11-18-2022, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩

I would advocate for free college as a general policy since giving regular people $75k will just lead to them pissing it away on materialist crap.

You don't like the freedom of 100k/yr student loans for every undergrad?
Blackrock price gouging monopolized property?
Acting like healthcare is an unknown cost when they pay the debt from taxes anyway after wiping out individual net worth?

11-18-2022, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted By mesobuild⏩

You don't like the freedom of 100k/yr student loans for every undergrad?
Blackrock price gouging monopolized property?
Acting like healthcare is an unknown cost when they pay the debt from taxes anyway after wiping out individual net worth?

I don't believe student loans should exist. I think education should be funded via taxes and tuition should be controlled. Costs should be cut by abandoning expensive and useless programs and sports. Healthcare should also be provided by the government.

11-18-2022, 11:10 PM

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I'm combining both ATM, brah. It's a good life.

How? I have a PhD stipend which pays about 28k tax-free per year, and on top of that I do a bit of side work like adjunct lecturing, marking etc. which nets a little over 1k a week in gross income. Equates to around what a 75k wagecel would earn in a week, which isn't bad at all for studying and not working full time.

Back off, Warchild.

Seriously.

11-18-2022, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted By Bodhy⏩

I'm combining both ATM, brah. It's a good life.

How? I have a PhD stipend which pays about 28k tax-free per year, and on top of that I do a bit of side work like adjunct lecturing, marking etc. which nets a little over 1k a week in gross income. Equates to around what a 75k wagecel would earn in a week, which isn't bad at all for studying and not working full time.

Try tutoring too. Good money.

11-19-2022, 12:34 AM

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11-19-2022, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted By Smithers115⏩

Depends on aptitude, if they're more applicable to a trade route like a sparky or something that doesnt require a degree (photographer for example), take the 75k spend 25k on relevant education/equiptment to get started. Invest the remaining 50k, in a decade when they've learned their trade, that investment is now 90k which can be used to either get a loan or directly invest in a business.

If they want to go stem, health care, etc. Theyre probably going to make 75k their first year out

I work utility natural gas. My company paid me 75k my first year to train me. College is over rated. Welders can make way more money than most doctors and not have any student loans. I know welders making 500k a year

11-19-2022, 05:29 PM

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With my current knowledge? I could easily turn that $75k into a lot more.

Tbh, I probably would have used it for a downpayment or something even then, so I def would have taken the cash. In many respects, going to college gave me poorer financial knowledge.

11-19-2022, 05:31 PM

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$75k easy.

That can be re-invested and multiplied but I would have to acquire the knowledge to do it effectively.

11-19-2022, 05:32 PM

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It really depends on how the job market and stock market look after I graduate. If I was class of 2010 I would take 75k and invest. Class of 2018 I would take college.

I hate capitalism srs

11-19-2022, 05:33 PM

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$75k and yolo it into a chit coin

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11-19-2022, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted By Bodhy⏩

I'm combining both ATM, brah. It's a good life.

How? I have a PhD stipend which pays about 28k tax-free per year, and on top of thatI do a bit of side work like adjunct lecturing, marking etc.which nets a little over 1k a week in gross income. Equates to around what a 75k wagecel would earn in a week, which isn't bad at all for studying and not working full time.

lmao, and this is a perfect example of what is wrong with Academia (and before you say "derp uneducated" I have a Masters). Imagine paying big money to have this clown lecture and "mark" your papers.

11-19-2022, 05:39 PM

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75k and pay college girls to shoot porn.

Bank mad cash and then create my own college.

11-19-2022, 05:58 PM

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I already had free school…Florida pre paid

75k please

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11-19-2022, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted By SamIAm1892⏩

75k and pay college girls to shoot porn.

Bank mad cash and then create my own college.

thats smart thinking

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11-19-2022, 06:25 PM

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Give me the $75k.

I'll work my butt off to get my own scholarship + grants. Will come out ahead with little debt and $75k cash to buy a house.

11-19-2022, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted By Overthrow⏩

I would advocate for free college as a general policy since giving regular people $75k will just lead to them pissing it away on materialist crap.

And people don't get **** degrees and have starting salaries of $45k? I mean I guess it'd help having no debt, but they'll still be poverty.

11-19-2022, 07:10 PM

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75K. I'd use it to buy or as a down-payment on a local small business that someone has already built up and wants to offload.

Try and slide into a business that will get me an income of 75-100K per year. Live minimalist and stack as much cash as possible. By 20-21 try to pick up a second small business and/or sell that one and buy a bigger/better one. Rinse and repeat.

I know three guys that did this. Basically just buy small local businesses that are already running smoothly. Needless to say they have a ton of free time and pretty much just need to manage the managers for their businesses. I'm really not sure why this method isn't discussed more. As you don't need a high risk start-up venture or any great deal of genius or experience. Just cash and a little bit of common sense.

Doesn't even have to be anything crazy. A little oil change spot here. A chain gym/fitness center there. Etc. Basically just small businesses in your area that are already running just fine that the owner needs to offload. A ton of guys own a bunch of these small spots that cash-flow and eventually they want to sell/offload them for cash.

11-19-2022, 07:36 PM

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You'd be stupid to not take the scholarship

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