Costs with going back to school
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008I was excited to tell Alice about my decision to get back into school, but she made me aware of several of the costs that I had not considered, and it kind of put a damper on the whole thing for me.
She started by asking me how much I was going to make from each massage that I gave when I had finished school and gotten my license, of course this varies quite a bit, but going with a 60 per hour massage as an average sounds great when you first think about it. Alice of course broke this down, and made me realize that I would have to give more than 100 massages just to pay for school and not even be making a profit.
Of course - there are many other costs associated with going back to school - extra books, extra time, time away from family and friends. Then there is money associated with the tuition - if I borrow money and have to pay back a student loan, there is more costs, and if I use my own money - then there is money lost there because that money could be invested and returning interest on that.
Ugh - the things we must do for a higher education.