Posted on 14 May 2011
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Rags to riches stories are not only for those who want to be wealthier in their lives, instead everyone would love to read about the hard times the riches have spent to be at the position they are today. These stories help one get inspiration as well as determination and to those who want to achieve a name in their lives.
1. John D. Rockefeller
Born in New York, John D. Rockefeller was one out of his five siblings. By profession his father was a salesman and rival of conservative ethics. His father always refrained working hard for his family, and John’s family had poor financial conditions then. John got his first job for $50 (three months) as a book keeper. His continuous hard work made him build an oil refinery with his friend Maurice B.Clark in 1859. Initially, it was the two of them running the factory but later, by getting his brother also into this business and consecutive efforts; Rockefeller became the World’s first Billionaire and found the company ‘Standard Oil Company’.
2. Liz Murray
Liz Murray had the worst childhood anyone can ever have. She was born to HIV-infected in New York. Her parents were drugged addicted and poor. Her mother died when she was 16, and she was left all alone since Murray’s father also neglected her to be fullest. She went to an ordinary school but succeeded in graduating in just two years because of her hard work. She got admitted in Harvard later, which changed her life. Today, Liz Murray is one of the finest speakers around, and she speaks about life’s ups and downs, determination and moving on in life no matter what. There have been a lot of movies being made on her life.
3. Ozzy Osbourne
Born in Birmingham, U.K, Ozzy’s father and mother were a toolmaker and car component dealers respectively. He went to school but couldn’t do well because he used to take more interest in extra curricular activities especially playing music. He was dropped out of school ultimately and in between, he worked from a tool maker to a plumber to a car factory worker. Furthermore, he was blamed once for the robbery of a boutique. He continued his passion for singing and became the vocalist for a local band. He was good enough in his work so created his own band named ‘Black Sabbath’. Despite getting arrested several times and a bad repute, he could produce nine studio albums, three live ones, and a number of singles, which are still worth listening and made to hit lists.
4. J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling was born in England. After she was done with her school, she found out her love for writing stories, imaginary/fantasy stories. She used to travel a lot from one village to another. After her mother died in 1990, she moved to Porto. She got married there but later she was separated and was left with a daughter. She had already started writing the famous Harry Potter Novel. Rowling and her child moved to Scotland. She kept writing the book but became an anxiety patient and tried committing suicide several times. She completed the first novel but traveling to different places, cafes, etc. But today, J.K. Rowling is a billionaire with more than 400 million copies being sold.
5. Richard Branson
Richard Branson was born in London. He belonged to a nice family. He did receive good education but his interests were otherwise. During his childhood, he liked raising parrots and growing Christmas trees but both failed. In his teen age, he set up a record mail-order business. He continued with this work and opened several record stores and this business of his boosted even more in 1980s. His brand became a music label named Virgin Records, which made him the 245th richest man in the world. Read the full story
Posted on 08 April 2011
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The current economic and financial issues have also affected the education system of various countries. People can hardly afford the educational expenses of their children. Borrowing money for them from someone is the only option to continue their children education, now-a-days. It is very sad to hear that 73% of the students complete their undergraduate studies for $3500 to $9500 at a government school, per year. In contrast, 74% of undergraduates are happy to have studied at a private university for $22000 per year.
The huge amount of student loan debt is due to the indirect costs like, food and living expenses, accommodation, books and fares, etc. All these information are available at every school’s financial aid office.
Following are some useful ways to finance a college education:
Paying for a College with a Scholarship
To pay for a college education with a scholarship is the most attractive option for a student. Unfortunately, students often are unaware of these opportunities. There are some private companies and federal government programs which offer you a partial scholarship.
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Posted on 04 November 2009
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Latest figures show that thousands of students in England are still facing delays in getting loans and grants, although many weeks have passed since the start of term.
The Student Loans Company stated that almost 132,000 applicants are there, who have not received first maintenance payment after approval.
This figure includes the applicants who failed to take places, but at least 60,000 are still being processed.
The students had been assured by the loan companies, that all payments would be processed by the end of October, which hasn’t been done so far.
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