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Originally Posted by AFireInside
Strange, most I know had to pay their way through school. I worked 2 jobs with 5 classes to get through school. But thanks to the increases in the cost schooling this was not even close to good enough. I also get rewarded with a nice big student loan, which is fine if the federal gov't wasn't making a mint off of the interest for that particular loan. Alberta lowered its student loan interest rate to about 3% or maybe even less, where the federal government is still 5-6%.
Combine this with the fact that with inflation, starting wages haven't really increased in the past 20 years. However the prices for rent/housing have increased dramatically means that many who are just starting out are in much worse shape than those starting out 20 years ago.
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I worked through school with no debt, but it took me 5 1/2 years instead of 4, increasing my total costs with the annual tuition increases. So good for you, man.