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Re: Student Loans
Posted:
May 15, 2012 10:09 AM
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Dave L. Renfro wrote (in part):
http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7819526
> I had no savings, no money possible from parents or relatives
> (to my knowledge), and about 3-4 weeks of food/rent money
> before I ran out, so I needed something QUICK. I was filling
> out applications the day after I learned I didn't pass my
> Ph.D. exams, because I knew it would take a week, maybe two
> weeks, before I got any money coming in, even if I got a job
> immediately.
In looking over this the next morning, it occurs to me that
I should mention that back then (January 1988) I had no
credit cards, no retirement savings, and no other access
to funds if I ran out. On the other hand, I was living rather
cheaply, though, as I had a paid-off 1974 Dodge Dart, no
telephone (a retired couple in an upstairs apartment, who
I helped out a little by carrying out their trash and a
few other things, served as my "phone contact"), no stereo
or related stuff, and no TV.
Dave L. Renfro
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