Student Loan Debt...

[bhikkhu]

35. I'm still working on the last bits of a bachelor's degree, and paying off loans

I wound up with about 20K for the two years I spent recently (last enrolled class 4 years ago) at a state university, and have paid that down to 14k so far.

If not for the debt I would have kept going, but between my rising debt level, the recession, and the disappearance of the jobs I was working towards, the wind left the sails, so to speak. I'll probably finish the degree early next year just for the sake of finishing it, but I can do that through CLEP exams at this point - much cheaper.

I do highly value the experience, however, and would probably go on into a master's program if money were no object.