by Hope
I’m positive most of the BAD followers slapped their foreheads and cringed once they learn that I had prioritized serving to Princess along with her senior yr of faculty. I do know, I do know.
However I’ve too. I’ve to assist her.
Just a little again story
When Princess began faculty, I informed her, I might cowl her first yr after which she was on her personal. Now in case you aren’t a Georgia resident, chances are you’ll not know that they’ve two grant packages referred to as Hope and Zell Miller. They’re a BIG cause why we moved right here versus different states after we moved. Basically, if a scholar graduates from a Georgia highschool, even homeschooled, and maintains a sure GPA, the grant covers their tuitions for greater training and/or commerce faculties. I needed the entire youngsters to have the chance to additional their training with out debt. These grants had been key to that as a single mother of 5 youngsters.
So we did it. First yr, I paid for dwelling bills, books, and even offered spending cash. (She contributed by saving from the time she began working at 15.)
Since then, she’s lined all prices alone. All of them! And it has been so onerous for her. And so inspiring to observe. I’m in whole awe of her. (My dad says she will get her grit and drive from me, however she is so, a lot extra decided and dedicated than I believe I ever was.)
Housing Debacle
One of many largest challenges has been housing. She’s been dwelling in a 5×5 for the final two years. 5 rooms, 5 roommates. And none of them has to work or actually be accountable. Princess will get up each AM and heads to work, then college, after which nights and weekends operating an on campus funding membership. I imply, she is killing it. However with all her roommates dwelling the glamorized faculty expertise with events and such this yr has been very, very powerful, no quiet to sleep or examine, and so forth.. You get the image. (I’m not knocking her roommates, she simply wants a unique setting.)
So this yr, she was going to maneuver out. And lengthy story quick, her two roommate choices fell by means of. Now she wants to maneuver, doesn’t have a spot to maneuver too, and is stress to no finish as a result of dwelling in ATL solo is pricey. And with right now’s world, a random roommate, nicely, neither of us is comfy with that.
Place to Assist
Fortunately, I’m within the place to assist. So we went house procuring collectively a few weeks in the past earlier than she flew out to start out her summer time internship. And I’ve dedicated to paying the distinction from what she paid the final two years and the brand new place till she graduates subsequent Could. (She’s going to graduate along with her Bachelors earlier than she turns 21 years outdated!)
She’s going to get out of faculty with $0 in debt. And he or she is aware of the worth of hardwork and cash. I simply need to make this final yr slightly bit simpler on her. As soon as we get the whole lot settled, I’ll fill in additional particulars on what that’s going to appear to be financially.
Hope is a artistic, solutions-focused enterprise supervisor serving to shoppers develop their enterprise and work extra effectively by leveraging experience in mission administration, digital advertising and marketing, & tech options. She’s not too long ago develop into an empty nester as her 5 foster/adoptive youngsters have unfold their wings. She lives along with her 5 canine in a small city in NE Georgia and prefers the mountains to the seashores any day. She struggles with the journey bug and is doing her finest to assist every of her youngsters as their end education and develop into unbiased (nevertheless it’s onerous!) She has run her personal consulting firm for nearly twenty years! Hope started sharing her journey with the BAD neighborhood within the Spring of 2015 and appears like she has lastly in a spot to actually deal with making sensible monetary choices.
