The Daily Peeve / Rant

[freshstart]

kestra, it's stuff like that that makes me never want a roommate again, not even in the nursing home!

[frugalone]

I just love this: It's the second week of class, and I've got students coming into the library looking for books the faculty members have put on reserve. They are filed by the professor's name. I ask, "Who is your professor?"

"I don't know his/her name."

Jeezum Crow. And these people are going to be in charge someday.

[freshstart]

at least they are not your spawn. Last year, my son worked his first job, it was a crappy job but he stuck it out. He has a debit card linked to ex's card or something like that. He would spend $15 or so at Chipotle nearly every day. And then he complained that a summer job is useless, you don't earn enough to buy a car, etc. I sat him down and went over his debit statement. I showed this is what he earned in a day, and $15 was going to Chipotle daily, plus the gas to get there. I told him as an adult, I only rarely (like every few months) ate lunch with co-workers with a bill of $15, we went to cheaper places and spent under $10 every few weeks. I think he finally got it, he is saving money like crazy this year so here's hoping.

[frugalone]

I'm glad you sat down and went over things with him. My folks never told me a thing about what stuff in the real world costs. I never even saw a receipt from the grocery store.

at least they are not your spawn. Last year, my son worked his first job, it was a crappy job but he stuck it out. He has a debit card linked to ex's card or something like that. He would spend $15 or so at Chipotle nearly every day. And then he complained that a summer job is useless, you don't earn enough to buy a car, etc. I sat him down and went over his debit statement. I showed this is what he earned in a day, and $15 was going to Chipotle daily, plus the gas to get there. I told him as an adult, I only rarely (like every few months) ate lunch with co-workers with a bill of $15, we went to cheaper places and spent under $10 every few weeks. I think he finally got it, he is saving money like crazy this year so here's hoping.

[frugalone]

They're getting worse. I just checked out a laptop to a student and filled out the form. There's a section that says: Cord? Yes___ No___. He did not opt for the cord.

He points to the form and says, "Shouldn't that say 'yes' for the cord?"

I just looked at him and said, "But I haven't given you a cord."

"Oh."

facepalmheaddesk

[frugalone]

And now one wanted to know if we have Avery stickers to hand out to students to print on.

We are not a stationary store! Go to the freaking bookstore!

[Float On]

And now one wanted to know if we have Avery stickers to hand out to students to print on.

We are not a stationary store! Go to the freaking bookstore!

At least that one knows that Avery stickers are expensive and worth asking around to see if there is any way to score a free sheet.

[freshstart]

I'm glad you sat down and went over things with him. My folks never told me a thing about what stuff in the real world costs. I never even saw a receipt from the grocery store.

he is very stubborn, yes, he's learning about money, he even has a 403B at the nursing home (will not take any advice in how to invest it), but I thought he'd be 40 before he ever did anything like that. But the bad part is he abandoned his plan to go to community college this fall, he was going to do 2 yrs of that, 2 at a State School and be a music teacher (no jobs). But that was better than taking a year off, then taking a 1 yr program to learn to be a luthier, no degree and even fewer jobs. Yet since starting to work full time, he's pulled himself together, exercises daily, became a vegetarian and is learning to cook. And he is nice to be around again. 15-18 were tough years. He's his father's kid, at that age, you sit back and let life happen. Not how I plan but I have to accept his choices. And I will not pay for a non-college program.

[Teacher Terry]

Some people are late bloomers. I did not start my BA until I was 31 & had 3 kids. I then got 3 grad degrees including a Ph.D. My oldest son just got his BA at age 42. Never too late.

[freshstart]

Some people are late bloomers. I did not start my BA until I was 31 & had 3 kids. I then got 3 grad degrees including a Ph.D. My oldest son just got his BA at age 42. Never too late.

wow! how the heck did you do that with 3 kids?