First Tuition Payment Made

*I wrote this post over a week ago and just noticed today that it didn't post due to all the Blogger issues of last week. I'll share it with you now instead.*

C registered for his first class a week or so ago. This is the first class (of many) to getting him a nursing degree. He's taking a few prerequisites this summer and fall and then will apply in February for (hopeful) admittance for next fall (of 2012) for the two year nursing program. Not even a day after getting confirmation that he's registered we received the e-mail saying his tuition is due! He starts class on June 1st but tuition is due on May 13th. And because this is a science class with a lab, the tuition is a bit pricey since it's a higher number of credit hours. Monday night I paid his tuition with my credit card. Good-bye $663.24! Then I immediately set up the transfer from our tuition savings account for the same amount. Once that amount hits our checking account and the charge has cleared our credit card, I'll pay the credit card balance (and be thankful to get 1% cash back!).

C still has to buy his books for the class. He's estimating that could be as much as $400! We're hoping he can find some used books on Half.com and keep the cost closer to $300. Yikes. I think after the emergency fund is complete that we may have to bolster that tuition fund. The amount we have in there isn't going to go far at this rate!