• ramble81@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I do not understand the concept of parents paying for college anyway. Mine didn’t have the means to do that and I didn’t want them to stress over having to do it, so I did it myself.

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      3 days ago

      paying for your kid’s college makes more sense if you have the means, as opposed to taking a loan

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      I also took care of my own college costs, but I can see how cost growth has far exceeded the general inflation rate and federal aid has been shrinking, to put that out of reach.

      Also I benefited from a significant scholarship from my Dad’s employer, and that kind of thing just doesn’t exist anymore. There aren’t any for my kids to reach for

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        3 days ago

        Where is here? For reference I’m in the US. I did a combination of applying for a load of scholarships and grants, coupled with working while in college and then paying the rest off over time. It sucked.

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          In the US.

          It could kinda for us. For the kids now it is simply not an option. A six figure job right out the gate for years while continuing to live a student lifestyle (ramen, cheap drugs, etc) doesn’t spend the loans down.

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          That’s what happens to 80% of people of lower class.

          That’s what a class war looks like in practice. But American normie to dense to see it for what it is