Thumbscrews

$374 for 22 round trip bus rides from Stroudsburg, PA to New York City. $25 a month to park at the bus station.

from the AP via the NYT

According to the nonprofit College Board, families now pay an average of $11,350 a year for tuition, fees and room and board for in-state students at public, four-year colleges and universities; the costs for private colleges and universities average more than $27,500 a year.