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Bettie

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14. College is now more of a driver of being in debt

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:25 PM

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forever than it is of higher earnings.

Our kids went to college...we paid for it, so that they didn't have to start their adulthood in debt. It wasn't easy, but we made it happen (cheaper state school, monthly payment plan). If we had not paid off our house, there is no way we could have managed.

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