WHY does school need to be so expensive??

I know what you mean. A two year I want to go to costs about 20,000. I don't see if we have to go then why do they charge so much. We are forced to go to high school and that's free. I know we are not forced to go college ,but most jobs are only hiring people with a college degree. Either make community college free or make it not required.

I know, and even if you go to school you might not be able to get a job. I have two diplomas and part of a degree and I am still working retail min wage jobs

I know how that is. My dad didn't go to school ,but he has a pretty well paying job. There's somebody he works with who did go to school. That person are still paying off their loans and they make the same amout per hour.

I know, I think people who get the loans for school and then get a loan for a house/car are just digging themselves into dept. My ex had a $250,000(over 7 years) loan plus a maxed out credit card totaling $13,000. Now try paying that off

On the other hand it wouldn't be fair to expect other people to pay for all of your school fees. Lots of people don't have the brains to go to university. They start paying taxes at early age and most of them will never earn a good salary. I find it not more than reasonable that students pay part of their studies themselves. It's tough but fair.

Knittin' Kitten, is it possible to get a job? You really should start eating better than this, Michelle's right.

your body can handle it now, but in ten years you will be wishing you ate better

My boyfriend got a 30,000 loan for a 6 month school. It had a 100% job placement and it STILL took him almost 2 months to get a job. Poor guy has to pay 300 a month now for the stupid loan....
Is it worth it?? God, I hope so...

My university costs about $25,000 a year, and my books have ranged from $100-750 a semester. Luckily I got a lot of scholarships so that I do not have to pay it myself.

And also:
Eh, on a vegetarian diet the most important things you need to make sure you get are protein, iron, Omega-3 and B12.
Eggs and dairy products are both good sources of B12 (that's more of a vegan worry), but if you do only eat what you listed here you aren't getting the other nutrients. I would suggest maybe getting spinach instead of lettuce, as it's packed with vitamins and minerals-namely iron, and then maybe getting canned beans, which are pretty cheap and can last you a while. This will satisfy your protein and a lot of other necessary nutrients. Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid, which means that your body needs it, but cannot manufacture it on its own. It's frequently overlooked in the vegetarian/vegan diet, but is really important to good health. A lot of places that sell vitamins have it in the form of capsules of flax seed oil (instead of fish oil, which is how it's normally taken), but if you do not want to go out and get them, you can just get flax seeds instead. If you eat those things, you'll also get other important vitamins and minerals that you may be losing out on, but like I said, those are usually the most neglected or essential.
Sorry for such a long-winded answer, I've had to prove my knowledge of my meat-free diet many times to prove that I am consuming a healthy balance of foods.

thats great kari, and great advice