Money

Money is powerful. It can buy you many things. As long as you have money. Money. Money. Money.

I am on a search for Scholarships. One scholarship that have come across is from the organization that my dojo belongs to. Hmm. That's pretty nice if I could get that scholarship. It's up to $5,000 a YEAR!!! How nice is that? Unfortunately, the tuition at a local state college is at least $17,000 a year. Or, if I want to go to Stanford as I dream of, will probably be $44,000 a year by the time I'm there. Ouch. The $5,000 will be helpful. Not to mention the estimated $15,000 room and board cost .... Imma be broke for quite awhile. Four years for just these two things will be about $240,000. Not even counting basic essentials like food, clothes, supplies, textbooks and whatever else. Ew. More scholarships and grants, please.

And lots of it. :)

Let's say I get that $5,000 for four years. So $20,000. That's still a lot of money that I'd owe.

So, $240,000 + (5,000 in expenses * 4 years) = 260,000 then subtract the scholarship money = The tuition and room and board. How do I pay that off?

Well, at least my parents saved me some money for college. I have no idea how much. Maybe $10,000? Plus they would both use some money from their own savings to pay for my college. Another $10,000? Ouch. I'd still have $220,000.

Looking for scholarships are a huge headache though. I must keep on searching. Use the discipline that I've learned through the years.

And for now, keep searching for the truth and practice on!