Sunday, May 16, 2010

A Stroke of Good Fortune

I've been meaning to blog about this (or anything) for a very long time.  My excuse?  I've been very busy this semester with homework since I decided to go for my masters degree.

How does this relate to becoming debt free in 40?  I recently received excellent news.  In helping my mother explore the veterans benefits available to her since my father passed away, I discovered something amazing called "Remission of Fees."  While in the service, my father had cancer.  Because of this, he received disability benefits for the rest of his life.  What I didn't realize?  I was entitled to 124 college credit hours of tuition because of my father's disability.

This means I will only pay a small fee of my graduate fees per credit hour rather than the full-tuition.  This saves us close to $10,000 for my masters degree, and I will still have 88 credit hours available to me. 

Needless to say, we're overjoyed at our good luck.  Are there benefits in your financial life that you are not taking advantage of?  What wonderful surprises have you experienced?  Tell us about it in the comment section below.

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