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Comment on How do I convince my mom to home school me? by Mary

Mary — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:13 +0000

Instead of signing yourself up for failure, why don’t you go to a psychiatrist and deal with your anxiety issues. If this isn’t an option go to a general practitioner. If this isn’t an option, look for another option.

Comment on How do I convince my mom to home school me? by Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:13 +0000

Not all the information on the internet is accurate but you are supposed to learn how to think for yourself if you are serious about being educated. It is your responsibility to sort out the accurate from inaccurate. If you find yourself acting on false information, then you need to learn from your mistakes.

I graduated from High School and went to Pitt. In my adulthood I find that I learned far more away from formal education even college

I even thought about going to my former private High School principal and suggestiing that the school offers distance learning courses but then I thought this is a waste of time as anyone will see that you need to just go anywhere online to learn about the world and thus learning doesn’t need to be structured in anyway.

Comment on How do I convince my mom to home school me? by Sooo Happy

Sooo Happy — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:01:13 +0000

Tell her about all the bad things that can happen in public or private schools. Only tell her the bad stuff though.

Comment on How long after paying a student loan after default, do I have to wait for loan reinstatement? by Tony

Tony — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:53:17 +0000

careers.scienceontheweb.net – it provides some tips about applying to US federal and state grants for college students.

Comment on Should this college student start a painting business? by quietgiant

quietgiant — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000

you need insurance to do ant type of work…..it is comparitivley cheap….I am required to have 5 million worth of insurance to paint for some of my builders….it costs me 3 grand for ins…and one paint job can be 60k plus so ins. is not a big deal you can get 1 million although 2 million is the most common.you can usually deduct the premiums come tax time, so you will not really loose any money carrying insurance,equipment is your largest expense other than employees,if you are doing all the work yourself ,then you will do ok,painting apt. turns is low margin,high volume work,so you will hopefully have a large complex or two to give you the volume you need to make good money,remodels and new construction are where the good money is also faux…learn the faux plasters and you will make the money of 10 apt .turns in one job…..good luck

Comment on Should this college student start a painting business? by tim r

tim r — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000

Get the insurance. Comparatively, it costs very little for the money you could make. Many times, a liability waiver can be torn apart in court. A good lawyer can make mince meat out of it.

All it takes is one or two full apartment jobs and you have insurance for a year. Look around and shop rates, you’ll be suprised at what you can find.

Good luck and all the success.

Comment on Should this college student start a painting business? by justcurious

justcurious — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000

join college pro. They are college kids who learn to run the business while painting houses. Sounds like a win, win situation for you.
http://www.collegepro.com

Comment on Should this college student start a painting business? by Oya A

Oya A — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000

It is a good idea. Here, where I live a group of enterprising college students started up their own cooperative business and they are doing really well. It is simply called Student House Painters.

Comment on Should this college student start a painting business? by go_lc_bears

go_lc_bears — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:52:13 +0000

The insurance isn’t to cover you incase you don’t finish, it is to protect you incase of accidental damages. I’ll give you an example:

A gentleman here in town was painting a newly finished basement with a spray gun, he was nearly finished when the lady that owned the house came downstairs and told him to stop, and that he needed to see something. He went upstairs to find small white specks on everything in the house. Furniture, walls, carpet, appliances, everything was covered by a fine mist of paint. The heat had kicked on while he was painting and blown the airborn paint all over the house.

His insurance paid over half a million dollars to return the house to the way it was. I certainly wouldn’t want to come up with that money.