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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a thought:  don’t buy what you can’t afford.  Not Mommy and Daddy, not the government, YOU.  There is a huge demand for tradespeople of all kinds who can earn a solid salary doing a useful trade.  Without the college debt.  And there is no shame in that.   College is not for everyone and that is okay. This country was built on craftsman and tradespeople of all types.  And now it is a dying vocation across the board.  Time for a mindset change. [/quote]

You are implying that only people who can afford it outright and people who get scholarships are the only ones who should go to college.

Yes, this country was built on labor/blue collar and then the jobs got shipped overseas.[url]https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happened-to-american-jobs-in-the-80s-2017-7[/url]

It was no longer lucrative to have those jobs so people stopped suggesting that their kids entered trade jobs. Are you really this obtuse? Not to mention that 20 years ago when I was in HS and selected auto shop as my elective they told me no because I would be too distracting to the boys in the class and I was doing it only to get boys attention. My real reason for doing it was because I wanted to be able to fix my own car so I wouldnt have to pay anyone to do it. Women also traditionally werent accepted in blue collar occupations and [u]only recently has that changed[/u]. Women were siloed into domestic occupations but not any that were lucrative. In the 80s women started moving into managerial and executive white-collar positions and that has been the way forward for many women. [/quote]

I didn't read pp's comment as if only those who can afford it "outright" can go. 
She said......"don't buy what you can't afford." 
IOW - if you are going to take out a loan, be prepared to pay it back and make sure you get a degree in something that will ensure an income to enable you to pay it back.  
Don't expect the government to bail you out. [/quote]

I would be fine with just paying the money that I actually took out. Interest begins to accumulate before you can even start your job. When you take out $50k total over 4 years and it's 75k 4 years AFTER you graduate and have made payments it is not a viable system. [/quote]

Did you not understand what interest was when you signed on the dotted line?[/quote]

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