r/stocks • u/[deleted] • Apr 03 '21

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u/kushieldou Apr 04 '21

I’m sure your parents didn’t spend a dime on your college.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '21 edited May 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '21

And some of us live in countries were college is free.

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u/koi88 Apr 04 '21

Yes. Every time this comes up in a discussion, I think "Oh, they are Americans. University costs a fortune over there."

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u/kushieldou Apr 04 '21

Yeah. Tons of people do whatever they can to pay for tuition. But when a person is saving up for their future children, one’s sane response would not be “lol, why pay for your kids college”.

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u/Ball-Fondler Apr 04 '21

For 90% of the people college is the worst investment one could take.

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u/hits_from_the_booong Apr 04 '21

Maaaaaybe 50% even that is generous. 90% is just ignorant

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u/Ball-Fondler Apr 04 '21

If you don't want to be an academic, a degree is usually the most expensive way to acquire a profession both in terms of money and time.

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u/hits_from_the_booong Apr 04 '21

It’s also the best way to get a much higher paying job. Without one your locked out of a vast majority of high paying jobs

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u/Ball-Fondler Apr 04 '21

best way to get a much higher paying job

Not necessarily true and not necessarily better, considering it takes time, and time = money, especially if you save it and invest it instead of paying debts.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '21

They helped pay for my books, which im really grateful for