Kelly,

Thanks for your comment on our blog College Funding Strategies and Beyond!

I found your article very interesting and posing some interesting thoughts.

There’s no doubt that life expectancy is on the rise; just look in the card section at any Hallmark store and you will be surprised!

I’m a firm believer in both planning and preparing for college and retirement as they both pose very serious economic impacts on people’s lives.

Both require a personalized approach and should be carefully intertwined to work harmoniously and not cause negative financial impacts.

Once again, thanks for your comments.

Rob Shampine, CCPS
“Helping families reduce their college costs.”

That is a lot of thoughts rolled into one article.

1. If you save for college now - then you child would probably NOT be able to get funding when they go to college - because they have all that money. Kind of like - if you buy insurance - FEMA won’t help you. Is this a great country or what? So I have determined - the less responsible I am - the more I will succeed in this country. Everyone over to my house tonight - who cares if we make it to work tommorrow.

2. Anyone can follow healthy eating habits, supplements, and moderate exercise - to extend their life - so I don’t see any barriers to poor people doing that.

Maybe rich people know that their body image is part of their success so they invest more time into keeping a good looking body image - which in turn - helps their success more.

As someone that went from fat slob to “on the road to studdom” - people treat me very differently. And as someone that has interviewed for many high paying jobs - they definitely give you the “look test” to make sure you look healthy, clean, prosperous, cute, and full of energy.

Who wants to hire a fat slob for a high paying job - that will keel over and die from a heart attack any second? Or may miss work because they will be sick a lot? Or add to your medical costs? If it is a low paying job - why not take your chances on a fat slob - at least they showed up for the interview?

There is a lot of competition for the high paying jobs. You can’t just be smart - there are a lot of smart people vying for the same job. You’ve also got to look healthy. Notice I did not say “be healthy”. Big difference between looking healthy and being healthy.

Too many thoughts on that one article …

Given that the health care you can receive in the States is linked to your income level, and that your income level is affected by whether you have, or have not, graduated from college, this result is unsurprising.

They should run a similar studies in a country where access to proper health care is not limited by your income - I am sure the results would be quite different.

Who wants to hire a fat slob for a high paying job - that will keel over and die from a heart attack any second? Or may miss work because they will be sick a lot? Or add to your medical costs? If it is a low paying job - why not take your chances on a fat slob - at least they showed up for the interview?

It does look like people in certain high-paying jobs do not get pregnant (and gain body fat as a result). Am I surprised? Not in the least.