Until recently, encouraged by high school guidance counselors and college admissions and financial aid staff to accrue massive debt.
Comment on Millennials Owe 500% More in Student Debt Than Their Parents Did
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
My parents and in-laws: $0 student debt My spouse and me: just shy of $150k
In America I’m free to accrue massive debt! 🦅💵🇺🇸
FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 days ago
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
It IS the smartest of the stupidest moves for some of us. I make much more money than I would have without a degree, so I’ll still come out financially ahead. In would have been so much nicer to have gotten a decent education and not be saddled with enough debt to buy a small house (at the time, before the housing market went insane), though.
plyth@feddit.org 2 days ago
Their education was worth $0 because they allowed the system to exploit their children.