In 1970, I returned to college after four years in the USAF.

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14. I don't think those numbers include the cost of tuition loans

Most graduates these days have crushing college loans to pay back, and they are prevented by law from declaring bankruptcy to get rid of it. So much debt that they'll never own a home, and maybe never get married or have children of their own.

My generation (roughly the same as Mineral Man's) never had to face that kind of student debt.

On the other hand my grandson is a freshman at Georgetown University and his tuition is about $80 thousand per year. Who can afford that, that isn't a trust fund baby? Luckily my grandson is a stellar student who qualifies for a scholarship, otherwise there's no way our family could have afforded this.