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I broke the news to my wife about 2 months ago that after I graduated in December with my associates degree in nursing I was going to start taking physics and orgo1 and try to beat the 2015 mcat. All I lack is physics and organic parts of prereqs so I assume I can knock those 4 classes out between the spring and summer semesters then study for the mcat for a few months and take it in november/december. 😎
When I got home last night from night classes, she was crying and had been crying
...she looked at the price of the handful of schools i'm considering applying to. She said that amount of debt was incomprehensible. She started having an anxiety attack and it took her a while to calm down.
I tried to explain to her the typical responses about student loans, deferment, and general salaries and that so long as we didn't live like idiots, lived well under our means for a few years, we could pay that off no problem......didn't seem to phase her.
She grew up poor, lower class, and was taught to save every penny she ever made. I grew up, upper middle with a dad who was a big computer programmer guy that worked for IBM and was taught that educational loans was part of life and that so long as you got a degree worth a hoot that paid well it was okay to take out those loans.
my favorite quote of his is, " Don't sacrifice tomorrow for today".
I don't know how to go about this with my wife, it seems i've exhausted all resources in trying to comfort her.
Is it just going to take time?
I tell myself that i'm doing this with or without her, but of course I want her support through it and have a REALLY BIG feeling i'll need it.
any suggestions?
When I got home last night from night classes, she was crying and had been crying

I tried to explain to her the typical responses about student loans, deferment, and general salaries and that so long as we didn't live like idiots, lived well under our means for a few years, we could pay that off no problem......didn't seem to phase her.
She grew up poor, lower class, and was taught to save every penny she ever made. I grew up, upper middle with a dad who was a big computer programmer guy that worked for IBM and was taught that educational loans was part of life and that so long as you got a degree worth a hoot that paid well it was okay to take out those loans.
my favorite quote of his is, " Don't sacrifice tomorrow for today".
I don't know how to go about this with my wife, it seems i've exhausted all resources in trying to comfort her.
Is it just going to take time?
I tell myself that i'm doing this with or without her, but of course I want her support through it and have a REALLY BIG feeling i'll need it.
any suggestions?