Miscellaneous: Today, after working incredibly hard to get into college without...

By NotCollegeBound - 20/08/2015 07:21 - United States - Butler

Today, after working incredibly hard to get into college without having to take out loans, classes started. I was told we'll need a $200 piece of software, and we'll fail without it. There's no way I can afford it. FML

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NotCollegeBound 17

Friday 21 August 2015 1:37

Hey guys, OP here! I did consider pirating the software but I know there's a good chance of running into buggy software if I do so, and I'd rather not have to scramble to find something else if it quits on me in the middle of a lesson. The instructor's looking to see if there are any computers on-campus that already have the software installed, but that ruins the point of taking online classes, and there's no guarantee that even if she finds some, they'll be available on the days that I can get there. It turns out I'm going to need the software again for two more classes, though I can take them both in the same semester to make it easier on myself. I can also rent it for about $20/month, which is probably going to be the option we take once we can shift some of the bills around. I'm going to need it this semester (my first) and in my third semester, so it'll help save some of the cost. On the upside, though, it means we'll be using the same textbook for all three classes, so there's a little money saved there as well. I really think that the biggest suck was not telling us beforehand, because my husband and I had the money a few weeks ago. When we discovered that it was extra money, we decided to drop our 1-year-old off at my grandparents' and take ourselves out on a long-awaited (as in, we hadn't been out since before our daughter was born) date night. If I had known that I would need that money for the software, you can guarantee that we would have saved it!

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jjmack34 15

Friday 21 August 2015 0:41

Loans might be needed in this situation.

hiitisbrooke 28

Friday 21 August 2015 0:45

Don't actually listen to me I give terrible advice

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ItalianGuy23 6

Friday 21 August 2015 1:53

man I miss the college life....real life sucks. but yea books and stuff we're way too expensive. borrow if you can

GrumpyGrinch 23

Friday 21 August 2015 1:53

But then 200 compared to what you pay for college is not so much. Even if you take a loan, you use only what you need and save the rest. In my country in general the usual savings account interest rate (what the bank pays you) is about the same as the student loan interest rate you will have to pay to the bank. Means we don't loose by keeping the money for a while.

gunzerker 8

Friday 21 August 2015 1:59

you should start a go fund me or something like that. explain your situation and try to tag this fml in it I'm sure you'll have the cash in no time.

PhoenixChick 26

Friday 21 August 2015 2:01

I' don't want to be discouraging, but there will ALWAYS be surprise charges with college. You can't budget down to the dollar ahead of time. Surprise books, workbooks, presentation requirements (i.e. must have a spare thumbdrive to hand it and let the teacher hang on to for weeks)...ever administrative costs can pop up. If 200 makes or breaks you being able to attend, especially if you have a small child, maybe consider taking next semester off to save up some extra cash so this doesn't happen again? It's better than finding out mid-semester that you're boned. You sound like you've got your stuff together, so I hope you make it work. You deserve it.