Today, I had to listen to fellow classmates whine about selling one of their many houses, while I can barely afford to pay for a $100 textbook. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to the local used books store to sell all my college textbooks. I spent several hundred dollars on them in total. I ended up walking out of the shop a pathetic $3.50 richer. FML
Today, I bought my very first college textbook. I received a stack of hole-punched papers. My $195 "book" isn’t even bound together. FML
Today, I had to spend all of my money on textbooks even though my refrigerator is empty. Starving and frustrated, I called home to ask for money for groceries. My mom told me I could afford to skip a few meals. FML
Today, I bought a textbook for my college class. Not only is the £150 book only sold by our teacher, it turned out to be a piece of shit that he obviously wrote, printed, and stapled together at home. When I went to the faculty about it, I was told it's all perfectly legal, and to drop it. FML
Today, I can’t even find a place to rent. Every place has dozens of applications, with several offering well over asking price. I just graduated from college. FML
Today, I started at a new college. I bought my textbooks and went to my first class only to find out that they changed my schedule without telling me. I'd already opened the book. I could not get $200 back. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, at my job as a fourth grade teacher, I realized that most of my students have far nicer and more expensive phones than I can afford. FML
Today, after I just bought a house that is pretty good and suits all our needs for space, my in-laws moved in because they ran into financial troubles. Guess who is stuck with all the extra expenditures? FML
Today, I told my roommates they have to go get jobs, because I can't afford to support them or their bad habits any more. They responded by pawning all my DVDs for cash to buy cigarettes. FML
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Top comments
JMichael 26
Stay in college OP, and someday you could be one of those many people.
EternalTime 7
Those books will one day earn you a house
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Comments (113)
Sorrowfully05 4
I can totally relate! You show them rich kids!!!
Shchenya 7
Sorry but the fact that college/university gets you a better job is complete bollocks. I've a degree in physics and computing and was passed over for someone who failed an apprenticeship because they played golf with the right people. Money is all down to who you suck up to or who you're *******.
RedPillSucks 33
You can still **** and play golf, even with a college degree. Diversify
DocBastard 40
That's your personal experience, and it doesn't translate to the population in general. On average, people who finish high school make more than dropouts, college degrees make more than high school diplomas, masters degrees make more than college degrees, etc. On average, people with a college education make 85% more than those without one. That's fact, not opinion or personal experience.
horneyhic 15
That's only if they can find a job in there field there are so many masters degrees waiting tables thanks to this economy it's not funny
RedPillSucks 33
That's always been the case. It's not just this economy. When I graduated college (in the 80's) engineers were having a hard time getting jobs, but computer science majors were being snapped up. It's a balancing act. Sometimes you just have to wait it out until better times.
hunts19ketchup 23
It all depends on the major you choose. A masters in english is a lot less likely to pay out than a medical degree. It's all about what's in demand. Doctors will always be in demand. If you choose a major that's not in high demand then yes, you may have a difficult time finding a position. But that's your choice and isn't really a case for degrees not helping you earn money.
DrownedMyFish 18
I know how it feels to be poor, OP. Reminds me of that time I couldn't afford a 60 inch TV and had to buy a 50 inch.
barfcannon 24
Hi, welcome to life, people have different problems. You can always buy a used textbook, go halfsies with someone, rent the book or just photocopy the pages you need from the library.
wolfgold2 20
Stealing money is always an option...?
blancoing 14
welcome to the 99%
kak_999999999 12
I understand how that can be demoralizing, but think about it; they SOLD a house...that's a pretty big deal. I think they have the right to whine about it a little
mintypoison 22
When there are people like OP who can't afford a textbook or people who can't eat or even have a roof over their heads and they are bitching about selling one of a few houses they own, no. They don't get to complain. Instead they can shut up, sck it up, and go on with their life knowing they're lucky enough to even own property. Maybe they can even help out somewhere to help others who are down in their lucky with how fortunate they are.
kak_999999999 12
I think if OP has enough money to be in college, he can afford a textbook. OR if he's there on a scholarship, he has the brains/skills to earn the money himself
Zebediabolical 45
So no one but deformed African AIDS babies have a right to complain? **** that. I'll complain about whatever I like. If you don't want to hear it, don't listen in on my conversations.
MzZombicidal 36
#53, telling someone they can't be sad because someone has it worse is like telling someone they can't be happy because someone has it better. People will complain if something is truly upsetting and being forced to sell a house (whether you have 1 or multiple) sucks! Yes, OP's situation also sucks but if you really want to pick and choose what people can complain about, than OP shouldn't whine because they're given the opportunity to even further their education by being in college, despite the difficulties they experience. Everyone has the right to complain.
TheDrifter 24
Look at it this way, they could very well be millions in debt on houses that have lost value and are being forced to sell at a loss just to keep solvent while trying to collect enough of the rents on time to avoid foreclosure. Op may be cash broke, but many landlords these days are debt rich.
thetruerellim 6
Once you graduate it will make it just that much sweeter victory knowing you worked passed the hardships.
DaisyDanger 7
Seriously quit school, save money, get a job! I went to university for 4 years and college for 2, graduated and make more working night shift in a car parts factory than I would if I worked in my field of study! If I never went to school I could have bought my brand new car 3 times over!
RedPillSucks 33
It's been pretty much shown that the AVERAGE college grad earns more over their lifetime than the AVERAGE high school grad.
crazydave1998 6
no shit,i wonder how many people who say stay in school, actually went themselves and are successful..i went, it was overrated
geekchick88 17
My best friends tell me how important school is all the time...one has a master's degree in chemistry and is an analytical chemist. The other has a B.S. in computer science and information technology and is a developer for a large company in his area. Hmm...both successful, imagine that. You know what made them successful? Working their asses off and graduating with honors...putting the time and effort into internships...teachers who spoke the world of both of them when recommendations were needed. If you coast through, repeating "Cs get degrees!", then don't be surprised when all your Cs land you is a degree you can't use because employers want to see that you actually learned the material and Cs indicate that you barely grasped it.
lb0812 18
I'm sorry but I'm honestly having trouble finding the issue here. You are a typical broke college student who was eavesdropping on someone who appears to have a different walk of life than you and that made you jealous? In their private conversation, I'd like to think they have the right to talk about whatever they so choose, considering they function in their life completely independently of your personal finances. I'm a broke college student too and have a roommate with a rich daddy who pays for everything. She's still a great person, but we just don't share the same types of problems. And that's cool. Live and let live and don't concern yourself with the lives of others. You'll find it's common that other people will have different life experiences than you and if you are offended by that, then you're gonna have a bad time.