Recently I was very pleased to hear that my university is now working to make sure people whose parents make under $90K pay no tuition and those whose parents make under $45K pay no tuition, room or board - all with no loans to repay. swooop has a daughter heading off to college and she's hearing the same thing; the higher-priced schools in her area are emphasizng grants instead of loans. I'm sorry that the economy is such as to make it necessary (I hear universities were very tolerant of nonpayment during the Great Depression too, not to mention the occasional burning of furniture for warmth) but it's still one of the more hopeful things I've heard lately.
I'm pretty happy with where I am right now, in relation to goals. The major ones now would be: 1)continue to maintain at least six months of living expenses in an emergency fund while continuing to build long-term savings; 2) try to move forward at work, in the sense of building skills and mastering more and harder challenges and also goof off less (like, er, now) 3) train hard enough that I don't embarass myself competing in World Masters Games in Sydney next year. 1) is frankly easy for right now, while living as an expat, but still be challenging if we take time off after this contract. 3) is tricky, especially when I can't get on the water much here and it's hotter than hell when I can. However, I've started a marathon training program (mostly on the erg, sigh) to improve my aerobic base, and since rowing is a power sport I'm seeing strength gains already. 2) is the hard one right now.
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I'm pretty happy with where I am right now, in relation to goals. The major ones now would be: 1)continue to maintain at least six months of living expenses in an emergency fund while continuing to build long-term savings; 2) try to move forward at work, in the sense of building skills and mastering more and harder challenges and also goof off less (like, er, now) 3) train hard enough that I don't embarass myself competing in World Masters Games in Sydney next year. 1) is frankly easy for right now, while living as an expat, but still be challenging if we take time off after this contract. 3) is tricky, especially when I can't get on the water much here and it's hotter than hell when I can. However, I've started a marathon training program (mostly on the erg, sigh) to improve my aerobic base, and since rowing is a power sport I'm seeing strength gains already. 2) is the hard one right now.