r/BeAmazed 11d ago

History Hope in humanity.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 11d ago

I'm a carpenter and I'm just wondering how he could afford to do that for 33 kids and I won't be able to do it for my own 2.

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u/TheBunnyDemon 11d ago

It would have to have been before tuition rates exploded. I checked my local state university and this would cost $1.7 million just for tuition, not even counting textbooks/lab fees/etc.

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u/TrankElephant 11d ago

He apparently saved almost 3 million over his life.

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u/TheBunnyDemon 11d ago

That's wild. Frugal must be an understatement.