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Interesting, all the boomers I know are the ones running charities, being mentors to younger women, babysitting for their grandchildren after having paid for very expensive college educations for their kids, etc.

I'm a tail-end boomer who started work at 15. I paid for my own college sans about $5,000 from from my parents over the 4 years. I paid off my own loans. I worked all through college. Most of my boomer friends did as well.

I got a job right out of school, then immediately started helping my Greatest Generation parents with things they didn't quite have the money for. I ultimately bought them a condo for their old age, then helped my dad move into assisted living when the time came.

For my son, who is a teen, we have have paid for tutoring and will continue to help him post high school.

You are taking out of your hat to put it nicely. You know some  bad boomers.  It's  big generation, hence the word: boom.

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Your college debt/obligation is pennies in a bucket to what is burdening kids today coming out of college, with bachelors alone. Many professions now require advanced degrees.[/quote]

Peorhaps they should learn a trade such as plumber, electrician, carpenter.  Many apprenticeships available, both union and non union.   Learn a marketable skill and you won't have debt.   [/quote]

I knew someone would say this.  The minute i typed it. Because maybe they don't want to do a trade. Maybe they're not good at it. Maybe they want the same opportunities you had (to choose something on a college path). Maybe they have a gift/knack for something on a college path. But, that's not your problem, right? You got to do it and that's all that matters.[/quote]

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