Reply #47: I just heard the song on

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'Glee'.

Too bad you were born after all the grants, scholarships and Direct Federal Loans were gone. I was poor, but had a good brain. Got a grant from the state of Ohio, a maximum amount Scholarship from OU and a Direct loan at 3%. Paid for my tuition, my rent, and $10/week left for food. My mom sent me $5/week for recreation! I thought I was rich.

I worked during the summer...saved every damn cent and then traveled thru Europe with a backpack and tent. Took $500 and it lasted me 3 months. I had already purchased a rail pass. Great educational experience. I'm glad I traveled when I was young.

I was lucky to have lived in San Francisco during the Raygun and Bush I years....otherwise, I might be even more cynical than I am today.

And when I was listening to The Beatles, I was 12 years old and not smoking pot. Now...dig this. I saw The Beatles not once, but twice. $5 for a ticket in Cincinnati and was invited to Toronto by a friend I met at Daytona Beach during spring break...my aunt lived there so all my mom had to have was gas money.

We were poor but I didn't know it. I mowed yards, bake sales, washed cars and saved my money for a trip or something important.

I find there is a huge difference in World Outlook between those over 55 and those under 50. There was a real change in our culture then.

Sorry you feel ripped off.