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Staying at home while our girls were young was a family choice, but it did not help us financially to afford the high cost of college. Our elder daughter was attending a private college which granted her enough money to attend the first year (it would have cost about the same to attend a state school.) Although the grant for her second year was still generous, it was less, the tuition was more, and with my recent loss of a job, we just weren't willing to incure the risk of $52k in debt(before adding interest) when she graduates. So after much research, she has chosen to attend college in Canada. Our debt will be substantially less and we believe her education will be exceptional. Our younger daughter will be attending college next year and I am returning after 35yrs to complete a bachelor's degree. Hopefully with a new administration, some of the economic issues we face as families will see relief. At 60 I cannot afford college debt, but need a degree to secure a decent paying job.

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