What kind of college life would you have led with NIL $ in your pocket?

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Would you have saved it for when the music stops?

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Would love to say yes, but I know how I was in college....probably not

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Would you have blown through it before college was over?

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Most likely! Partying and buying crap I didn't need.

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Would you have given some to your family?

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Absolutely! My parents struggled when I was young. The first thing I would have done is write them a check...then blown the rest on "hookers and blow" haha

I would not have had a car my frat bros called "The Deathmobile"

Would not have had to "fast" on Sunday because I didn't have any money and the cafeteria was closed on weekends.

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Would you have saved it for when the music stops?

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I would have saved some. I saved a good bit even when I was a broke college student. Would have been some simple mutual fund investing.

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Would you have blown through it before college was over?

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No, but I would have bought stuff I probably didn't need. I would have traveled to a lot more sporting events for sure. I make decent money now, and I still drive a 10 year old Silverado because I haven't had a note for 6 years.

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Would you have given some to your family?

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I would try, but they wouldn't accept it. I am a grown man with a wife and 3 kids, and when I invite my parents to dinner, my dad refuses to let me grab the bill. I would have to do it in the form of things they want/need as a gift. They would not take cash.

We were very comfortable growing up, and my parents were involved in teaching me how to manage money. I was required to put aside 25% of any paycheck I made in high school (which wasn't much when minimum wage $5.75 an hour), pay for my own gas, etc.

I hope I would have had enough sense to keep it in the bank instead of my pocket, but that may be too much to ask of a 20 year old.

I don’t know how I didn’t die and I was broke in college. So NIL $, dead is my answer.

I thought about that a few weeks ago.

When I played baseball in college I was told I could weed eat around the outside of the stadium and I would be paid $1000 a month. I did it one time and the money kept coming. I was also allowed to eat for free at 2 local fast food joints.

This was in the 90’s and under the table, so I can only imagine how good it would’ve been if they didn’t have to hide it.

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Would you have saved it for when the music stops?
Would you have blown through it before college was over?
Would you have given some to your family?

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Depends on the money....but hypothetically speaking...if I was a millionaire in college....

The living situation would have been drastically improved to a nice house somewhere.

The automobile situated would have been drastically improved.

The partying would have stayed the same (already did a lot of that at LSU)...maybe expect for always paying the tab for my buddies

So outside of the house, I probably would have saved a good bit of it.

I would have upgraded my apartment and vehicle at least, to be at the level of my boss.

In BTR in 1985, I worked at a local software company and my boss was only in his mid 20's, but had plenty of cash. Family money. He rented this fabulous house and had a newer Porsche.

I was sitting in his office one day when he opened a birthday card from his mother, a check for $10,000 fell out. In 1985, in front of a starving college student. Bastard.

Well, draft beer cost a quarter back then so I'd have probably flunked out & ended up in Nam. Where my fellow soldiers would have been more at risk than any Charlies.