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Hi. 😊 I can't argue with what you said here (I like your 2-year school idea). What gets me was the hard sell by the school and the government going, "No problem, take the money!" Of course it was my choice but built on false promises. The one time i...
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They: The schools that said a degree would help make employers take me seriously, "don't worry about the loans, you'll earn plenty to pay them back." FALSE.They: The government who approved me for the loans when they knew I didn't earn enough to pay ...
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Where's the media out there for US?What kills me is that older Americans who pursue higher education to improve their lives after they've figured out that whatever they've been doing for 50 years already isn't work aren't even mentioned in any of thi...
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Thanks, Joe. I know you're trying to help with college debt. Not sure what you're gonna do, but I won't live to pay mine off, regardless. I kept telling them I wouldn't be able to afford it. "Sure you will, with a Bachelor's you'll have so many more ...
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My parents left the estate to me and my older brother (he was the executor). After a year I got a share of it, and realizing that they had left nothing to the other siblings, I took chunks of money and sent it to the siblings separately. Now bear in ...
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Hi. 😊 I can't argue with what you said here (I like your 2-year school idea). What gets me was the hard sell by the school and the government going, "No problem, take the money!" Of course it was my choice but built on false promises. The one time i...
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They: The schools that said a degree would help make employers take me seriously, "don't worry about the loans, you'll earn plenty to pay them back." FALSE.They: The government who approved me for the loans when they knew I didn't earn enough to pay ...
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Where's the media out there for US?What kills me is that older Americans who pursue higher education to improve their lives after they've figured out that whatever they've been doing for 50 years already isn't work aren't even mentioned in any of thi...
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Thanks, Joe. I know you're trying to help with college debt. Not sure what you're gonna do, but I won't live to pay mine off, regardless. I kept telling them I wouldn't be able to afford it. "Sure you will, with a Bachelor's you'll have so many more ...
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My parents left the estate to me and my older brother (he was the executor). After a year I got a share of it, and realizing that they had left nothing to the other siblings, I took chunks of money and sent it to the siblings separately. Now bear in ...
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Hi. 😊 I can't argue with what you said here (I like your 2-year school idea). What gets me was the hard sell by the school and the government going, "No problem, take the money!" Of course it was my choice but built on false promises. The one time i...
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They: The schools that said a degree would help make employers take me seriously, "don't worry about the loans, you'll earn plenty to pay them back." FALSE.They: The government who approved me for the loans when they knew I didn't earn enough to pay ...
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Where's the media out there for US?What kills me is that older Americans who pursue higher education to improve their lives after they've figured out that whatever they've been doing for 50 years already isn't work aren't even mentioned in any of thi...
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Thanks, Joe. I know you're trying to help with college debt. Not sure what you're gonna do, but I won't live to pay mine off, regardless. I kept telling them I wouldn't be able to afford it. "Sure you will, with a Bachelor's you'll have so many more ...
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My parents left the estate to me and my older brother (he was the executor). After a year I got a share of it, and realizing that they had left nothing to the other siblings, I took chunks of money and sent it to the siblings separately. Now bear in ...
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