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In reply to the discussion: Student loans are literally depressing people [View all]Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)15. God your dim. Stress related health issues. Go play in the sandbox with someone who cares what you
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People would be better off avoiding the loans for school. Work and go to school at the same time
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#2
Why was it not worth it? Did not your education enable you to obtain more money and
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#7
Yes it gave me a better lifestyle. The stress gave me health issues. Simple enough?
Katashi_itto
Feb 2015
#8
So you cannot deal with stress, ok hard for me to relate becasue I thrive on it. Sorry we are all
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#14
God your dim. Stress related health issues. Go play in the sandbox with someone who cares what you
Katashi_itto
Feb 2015
#15
I get it causes health problems but in order to work in almost every job in the world there
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#18
Education means more and you get more out of it when you are paying for it yourself
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#19
I did it too: when it was much cheaper and there were more student jobs and assistantships.
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#32
Or better yet, skip the college part. Work and invest an amount equal to books and tuition.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2015
#37
Given the sorry state of "for profit" education, people need to think long and hard
Vinca
Feb 2015
#6
Let's focus on pressuring oligarchs and their paid, corrupt politicians
woo me with science
Feb 2015
#11
Pardon me for dealing with reality and trying to save an aimless young person a lifetime of debt.
Vinca
Feb 2015
#36
One of the biggest problems is that the interest rates are too high for student loans
still_one
Feb 2015
#24
Hell, I think all of my student loans have a higher interest rate than even that.
W_HAMILTON
Feb 2015
#43
Your friends who do construction trades will quite possibly have broken bodies later
Fumesucker
Feb 2015
#53
The only difference between a student loan and home loan is the student loan is a mortgage on
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#54