Economics is so last week

[Maniac Craniac]

Congrats maniac! Why wait till march just to take advantage of a tax loophole? How much are we talking about? I would just power through it and graduate asap. In fact I paid an extra 350 for two courses at ncu to start early and lost 7500 in tuition assistance to complete my mba this year. Everyone does what they can but I owe some of my success in life to impatience

I'm in no immediate hurry, since I've significantly decreased my contract work and would not be in the position for a raise any time too soon with my employer, so I'm forcing myself to be patient in order to save some money. I'm talking about the American Opportunity tax credit. I've used up my credits for 2011, so I'd have to wait until 2012 for a maximum of $2000 in dollar-for-dollar credits. The CLEP exams obviously can't be covered, which is why I am doing them now, but my graduation fee from TESC and the courses and books from LSU that I plan on taking will be covered.

If I had $7500 to blow, I'd do it at the dentist :reddevil: