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HOW TO FIND TIME & MONEY FOR A DEGREE
PROGRAM
"How to find
enough time."
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"How to find enough money."
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Let's consider the following facts concerning time and money.
TIME FACTS
Television
Statistics - According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average
American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week,
or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life,
that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube.
Consider these
additional related statistics:
- Percentage of
households that possess at least one television: 99
- Number of TV sets
in the average U.S. household: 2.24
- Percentage of U.S.
homes with three or more TV sets: 66
- Number of hours
per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes
- Percentage of
Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner: 66
- Number of hours of
TV watched annually by Americans: 250 billion
- Value of that time
assuming an average wage of S5/hour: S1.25 trillion
- Percentage of
Americans who pay for cable TV: 56
- Number of videos
rented daily in the U.S.: 6 million
- Number of public
library items checked out daily: 3 million
- Percentage of
Americans who say they watch too much TV: 49
Source:
Norman Herr, Ph.D., Professor of Science Education at California
State University, Northridge:
http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html
Now consider these
facts:
Average number of
hours watching television in three years: 4,380
Average number of hours to complete an MISD
degree in three years (less than 2 hr. per day): 2,106
CONCLUSION ON TIME:
Over a three year period, the average person can find time to earn a degree at MISD by cutting television time
by 1/2 without having to add any
additional commitments to his or her schedule!
MONEY FACTS
Financial
Statistics - Average Annual American Household Expenditures:
$49,638
Housing: $16,920
Transportation: $8,758
Food at Home: $3,465
Food away from Home: $2,668
Insurance, Pensions: $5,336
Healthcare: $2,853
Entertainment: $2,698 ($224.83 per month)
Clothing and Services: $1,881
Cash Contributions: $1,821
Education: $945 (1.9% of total expenditures)
Spending
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, April 2009:
Source: http://www.visualeconomics.com/how-the-average-us-consumer-spends-their-paycheck/
Average
total program tuition at MISD: $3,840
Average program total book cost: $360
Average total gross program cost: $4,200
Average (interest-free) three-year monthly payment: $107
Average annual tuition cost (not including books): $1,284
Now consider these
facts:
Total
average three-year expenditure on entertainment: $8,094
Total average three-year cost of a degree program at MISD: $4,200
CONCLUSION
ON MONEY:
Over a three year period, the average person can find the money for a degree
at MISD by cutting entertainment expenditures by 1/2 without having
to add any additional expense to his or her annual budget!
COMBINED
CONCLUSIONS
If you are an average person, you already have the time and money to
earn a degree at MISD.
THE
SOONER YOU START,
THE SOONER YOU FINISH!
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