Did or do you have student loan debt?
I owed $5000.00 back in 1986. It seemed like small fortune back then.
shareI owed $5000.00 back in 1986. It seemed like small fortune back then.
shareThankfully no. If I was American and paying those tuition prices, I'd be on the streets now though.
shareI managed to graduate from a state college debt free in 1997. I worked a part time job and my parents and I split my montly tuition payments. With what that same state school costs now compared to the cost of living wage increases for the jobs my parents and I had back then, I wouldn't have a prayer of graduating debt free today.
shareI was very aggressive at pursuing grants and scholarships to minimize loan debt, and after graduating my top priority was paying off the remainder. Debt-free now for several years.
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