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Originally Posted by rico
Way, way worse... Student loans and an inability to really use my degree in a job that pays better than a factory job, has just destroyed me. I've made some bad decisions financially, but mostly I have had some awful, awful luck. Every time it appears that I am going to catch a financial break, something crazy and unexpected comes from nowhere and just takes the wind out of my sails.
On the other hand, I will be inheriting a pretty large sum of money when my parents pass away. However, the last thing in the world that I want to experience is any of my loved ones dying...so lose-lose.
Going to college was my personal worst financial decision. Hands down.
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You about 25?
Because it seems to me that around 2005ish is when college started turning into a losing proposition for a lot of people yet High School administrators and college recruiters continue to push the 4 year degree route as though it's the only acceptable path to meaningful adult status.
Seems like people that have entered college over the last decade are so are getting vastly diminished returns even over what I got when I went in 2000.