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Originally Posted by Dion
A couple of years ago my nephew came looking for $5,000 for his trip to India. He wanted to study at the American Institute of Indian Studies. I didn't have the money to lend him but my brother and his wife did. He set up a blog and gave the family unit pictures and updates of his trip and education. He lived with a family in India for 4 months and learned about a different culture. After his trip he offered to fly to my brothers place and spend the summer working it off. My brother and his wife said it wasn't necessary and to consider it an investment in his education.
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Your brother and his wife sound like nice people.
Don't take offense by me saying this, but I think your nephew would have learned more working to pay off his debt, then he would have learned studying frivilous crap in India.
A lesson in responsibility and the value of money are lessons he could utilize for the rest of his life.
Galavanting off to India, because other 'hipsters' have gone down that path seems hardly worth the money in my opinion.
That is the problem with today's youth. They take up fruitless degrees and areas of studies that lead to debt and with no gain in practicable hire-able skills.
Then they end up camping out at Olympic Plaza in tents.