will we cope??
Oct 28th 2008, 1:09 pm
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will we cope??
We are hoping on moving nex sept as my husband is doing and MBA. My questions is, he won't be able to work for the first 9 months and we will be bringing with us around $40k and that is for rent, food car, insurance...etc that is not for fees. I'm very worried that we will run out of money before the 9 months are up. We are a family of 4 do you think will we be able to cope? The thing that worried me the most is the health insurance. Honest opinions please. Thanks
Oct 28th 2008, 1:13 pm
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Re: will we cope??
We are hoping on moving nex sept as my husband is doing and MBA. My questions is, he won't be able to work for the first 9 months and we will be bringing with us around $40k and that is for rent, food car, insurance...etc that is not for fees. I'm very worried that we will run out of money before the 9 months are up. We are a family of 4 do you think will we be able to cope? The thing that worried me the most is the health insurance. Honest opinions please. Thanks
Oct 28th 2008, 1:17 pm
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Re: will we cope??
Utah
Oct 28th 2008, 1:18 pm
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Re: will we cope??
We are hoping on moving nex sept as my husband is doing and MBA. My questions is, he won't be able to work for the first 9 months and we will be bringing with us around $40k and that is for rent, food car, insurance...etc that is not for fees. I'm very worried that we will run out of money before the 9 months are up. We are a family of 4 do you think will we be able to cope? The thing that worried me the most is the health insurance. Honest opinions please. Thanks
Why would he not be able to work for 9 months and there is a reason why you can't? What visa are you two coming on?
Oct 28th 2008, 1:45 pm
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Oct 28th 2008, 1:47 pm
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Yes it is a student visa, and when you do the application it states that you can't work for the first 9 month (university application no visa application) after that he can get an intership. I'm not allowed to work.
Oct 28th 2008, 1:57 pm
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Re: will we cope??
Become a Mormon ..they will look after you....
Oct 28th 2008, 2:00 pm
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Re: will we cope??
Being the negative asshole that I am, I'll just ask this; why would anyone put their family through this for an MBA, right around the time that the world has come to the realization that MBAs were just another marketing gimmick to extract $$$ from people with a promise that they would somehow become masters of the universe once they had "MBA" after their name?
I know many, many people in my field of work who spent tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars taking MBAs when they were the height of fashion, only to discover that nobody gives a toss anymore, and that the qualification provided zero advantage when it came to trying for that elusive top-executive corner-office job.
It's a really shitty thing for me to say, but I would suggest that you consider whether there is any real return on investment for this potentially useless qualification.
Oct 28th 2008, 2:08 pm
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I'm already a mormon 
that is one of the reasons we chose Utah and not other state.
and dbj1000 thanks for your comments I really haven't got a response to that.
that is one of the reasons we chose Utah and not other state.and dbj1000 thanks for your comments I really haven't got a response to that.
Oct 28th 2008, 2:11 pm
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it doen't mean they will pay my expenses..
Oct 28th 2008, 2:39 pm
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Will he even be granted a visa? Have you checked the financial requirements for getting one?
Oct 28th 2008, 2:40 pm
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Re: will we cope??
Yes you can do it.
We are a family of 5 in California (not the most expensive part) and live on $45,000 a year. But have great medical insurance from Dh's work.
Cook from scratch, eat out very little, clip coupons, shop at thrift shops for clothes and other household things, like small electronics, buy a used car, take the bus, no cable TV, etc etc.
Not everyone needs or has fancy new stuff. and from what I hear Utah is cheaper than California.
We are a family of 5 in California (not the most expensive part) and live on $45,000 a year. But have great medical insurance from Dh's work.
Cook from scratch, eat out very little, clip coupons, shop at thrift shops for clothes and other household things, like small electronics, buy a used car, take the bus, no cable TV, etc etc.
Not everyone needs or has fancy new stuff. and from what I hear Utah is cheaper than California.
Oct 28th 2008, 2:57 pm
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Re: will we cope??
Yes you can do it.
We are a family of 5 in California (not the most expensive part) and live on $45,000 a year. But have great medical insurance from Dh's work.
Cook from scratch, eat out very little, clip coupons, shop at thrift shops for clothes and other household things, like small electronics, buy a used car, take the bus, no cable TV, etc etc.
Not everyone needs or has fancy new stuff. and from what I hear Utah is cheaper than California.
We are a family of 5 in California (not the most expensive part) and live on $45,000 a year. But have great medical insurance from Dh's work.
Cook from scratch, eat out very little, clip coupons, shop at thrift shops for clothes and other household things, like small electronics, buy a used car, take the bus, no cable TV, etc etc.
Not everyone needs or has fancy new stuff. and from what I hear Utah is cheaper than California.
