Feeling Old
I flew in late last night, and this morning I took the elder smug son to college to register for classes for the first time. He didn’t need me for much – just to write the check at the end of it all. (Thank you, Alaska state dividend and a decade-long college savings plan).
I’m really proud of him for making it to this step! Even if it does make me feel old.
This afternoon, the younger smug son is working on rebuilding a PC for gaming with a friend and, when successful, he’ll recover the tax files that were saved on the hard drive last spring. He’s reaching the point where he knows more than me about computers and applications, and I’m pretty geeky.
I’m also proud of him for taking on such a project. Even if it does make me feel old.
I think I’m going to take some aspirin and then indulge in a nap.
March 16th, 2008
I’ve been thinking a lot lately of saving for college fund – we’re only 7 years away…time to get cracking, I guess.
Good for Smug Son numero uno..a son about to go to college – I think I’d feel old too….but also young, because the sooner the boys fly out of the cuckoo’s nest, the sooner you can sprout your own wings. Where ever that might lead you.
March 18th, 2008
Holy, I hear ya! As I do the math, I wish I’d saved more… even the first quarter was much more than I’d expected, given all the additional & lab fees.
I shared this tip on someone else’s blog – but for textbooks, find out what you need at your campus, but buy them in Amazon’s used market. I got them for about 35-33% of the new price, as compared to the 80% used price at the college bookstore (if even available used).