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mike_c

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1. that is exactly the choice I made nearly 20 years ago....

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 08:59 PM

Dec 2011

The big cost for me wasn't college-- it was grad school. Nonetheless, I knew I was mortgaging my future in order to get my doctorate-- there were no other choices available. It was the right decision for me-- even though it will likely condemn me to homelessness in retirement. Having to make that decision is just wrong, however. We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. Our students should not have to mortgage their futures in order to realize their greatest potential for lifetime service to society.

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Your choice: A house or a college degree [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 OP

that is exactly the choice I made nearly 20 years ago.... mike_c Dec 2011 #1

The 1% don't want any more Baracks marybourg Dec 2011 #2

I'm kind of convinced cyglet Dec 2011 #3

The island of desolation , is over populated. orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #4

We chose college (grad school) abelenkpe Dec 2011 #5

No surprise, and as it should be, imo. elleng Dec 2011 #6

We bought a house in our 20s and had to sell it. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #13

If the degree will increase your employability and earning power, it may be worth borrowing for FarCenter Dec 2011 #7

Liberal Arts education is dead. Tech school for all! n/t Ed Suspicious Dec 2011 #11

Liberal Arts education has always been "finishing school for the upper middle class" FarCenter Dec 2011 #14

Who wants to gamble on such an unstable "investment"? boppers Dec 2011 #8

Buying a house is highly leveraged and has a high transaction cost FarCenter Dec 2011 #15

My wife and my student loan payments total more than our mortgate payment. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2011 #9

Ours are close. They're definitely the biggest non-mortgage expense we have. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #12

I think in civilized countries you can have both AND socialized medicine! nt valerief Dec 2011 #10