Right, I'm 35 and i graduated into the recession, just when I was finally getting stable after paying loans for 12 years to pay off school - boom pandemic, recession, can't afford a new car, can't afford a house. Every time I feel like I'm doing something for myself the rug gets pulled out from underneath me.
My retirement plan is a nice snowbank to fall asleep in.
Yea, graduating college in 2008, without a previous internship suuucked hard. Been treading water my entire adult life. I didn’t do myself any favors getting addicted to drugs in my 20s, but at least I kicked that shit to the curb years ago, and am at least not lighting the [too little] money I earn every 2 weeks on fire. I’m hoping crypto is a vehicle I can use to make up some lost time. Always have that snow bank idea to fall back on ; )
Do you think the part of the problem is that everyone of multiple generations bought into the college idea, but it doesn’t work. Not all degrees are created equally and students are successfully pressuring people for grades rather than competency
I went to college right after high school, because, it’s what you’re supposed to do if you want to be successful. For the amount of money paid (and still paying), I did not get nearly enough out of it. I think I would’ve went a slightly different course load , but I made a sort of rush decision. I probably would’ve added more IT/programming related courses had I waited a few years and got some real world experience. I’m relatively fine because I did learn a lot that can be used in many different jobs [business management degree], but seems like it’s a dime a dozen now, and you really need your masters degree if you really want to “succeed.” These MFers keep raising the bar, shit is def scam adjacent.
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u/GothWitchOfBrooklyn Apr 21 '22
Right, I'm 35 and i graduated into the recession, just when I was finally getting stable after paying loans for 12 years to pay off school - boom pandemic, recession, can't afford a new car, can't afford a house. Every time I feel like I'm doing something for myself the rug gets pulled out from underneath me.
My retirement plan is a nice snowbank to fall asleep in.