Friday, October 21, 2011

Photos

How do you get your pictures? I find that ordering them online is the cheapest way. Our printer is one of those photo printers but I find that the ink and paper cost can't compete with the cost of just ordering them online.

Is that just because they buy supplies in bulk so they can limit the costs? I assume that they aren't doing something that much cheaper but the prices aren't even close. Clearly bulk pricing plays a part.

Sure it's cool if you need a pic printed quickly but I don't find myself ever doing that. Do you?

College Costs

I read that this past year college loans topped 1 billion dollars for the first time ever. Clearly this is a problem. You have to stop and think about how this is affecting people. These loans are basically inescapable which causes two problems. One, you can't get out of them if your life takes a turn for the worse. You shouldn't declare bankruptcy to avoid debt but sometimes bad things happen and you have no choice. Two, it allows the colleges to charge insanely high amounts because they know that they are guaranteed to get it, and the kids will pay it. Something needs to be done. These aren't rv loans that people are choosing to get for fun, they affect the livelihoods of a lot of people.