Bryce wrote:

> Nothing wrong with the high performance car!

I have my wife's approval for the next car I buy to be an interesting one. I
keep looking at new yellow Mustang GT convertibles and Cobras, '92 or earlier
red Camaro SS or IROC convertibles, pre '98 red Porshe 911s, white or silver
BMW 5 series, and '91 or earlier white or black Mercedes S Class sedans.

Or I might just wimp out and buy a white Honda Odyssey or post '99 Nissan
Gloria or Cedric sedan with aero parts and chrome wheels for the whole family.

> 5.5 years of school for 30 grand isn't that bad at all.

It was at the time, one of the lowest tuitions to be found. $465 per semester,
in the beginning. About $600 per semester for the dorm. About $400 per semester
for the meal plan. About 200 per semester for textbooks. But I went there
because it was the closest. Students could pay for it with just part time or
summer jobs.

> That must of been before I went to college as well!

No, the University of Hawaii remains dirt cheap for people who pay resident
tuition. And in my home town, it is still just $550 per semester for the well
regarded nursing program.

> But I'm still paying off my student loans and it's been a long time!

The money I saved on the JET Program was more than my university years cost.

> I don't even wanna say how much they were. If they are going to "study", I
> don't care where they go and I actually might even pay for it.

You may regret it if your children grow up to be medical students. The six and
15 million yen per year schools I refer to are medical schools, for people who
did not make it into the 560,000 yen a semester public schools.

> If they are
> going to go to have "fun", then I would want them to go to the cheapest
> place and maybe look into a little financial aid.

If my children are ever stupid enough to let me find out they really want to go
to university for anything other than study or work, they can study to win
scholarships and work like my mother did, take on loans and work like my wife
did, or join the military like my dad and uncles did; to pay for it themselves,
or they can get jobs after high school and let daddy drive his lowered white
BMW 540i with Schnitzer parts, chrome wheels and kick ass stereo. I am not
going to spend maybe 20 million yen (at current prices) for them to have fun.
I'd rather buy a nicer house nearer downtown.