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Yeah, when I was a social worker I could not believe some of my coworkers, who went to PRIVATE SHOOLS for a social work degree. One had 150k of debt from her four years! Meanwhile, I left the cheapest state school I could find with a bachelors and masters for about 20k combined (would be about 35kish now compared to…

I don’t think AlfredPS was condescending at all. He’s just stating basic financial principles that are actually very simple: Choose a major that has a chance of paying enough to live and don’t spend more than you should.

Wish people would serve in the military I was out of pocket an entire $250 bucks for my bachelor’s and my estimated out of pocket for my master’s will be 1,100. GI Bill is a magical thing.

Student debt planning should begin before college. Plan to spend less in college and take fewer loans. Don’t bother with degrees that can’t get you a decent job. Once graduated don’t buy extras until the debt is paid. I graduated in 2008 with a really bad market, got a crap job paying below average for my major and…