I graduated about 5 years ago with $22,000 in debt. Its been paid off for the last 2.5 years (on a salary not too much different than an American liberal arts major). I hate the notion of owing people money.
Since then I've had 3 jobs, started a business, saved up a bit for retirement and for a rainy day, and built the business up to where it could be the day job if I needed it to be.
So I'm looking at my 27th birthday in a few weeks not exactly feeling the crushing weight of the great depression on my shoulders.
I suspect there are more than a few people like me in my generation. We don't talk to reporters because we understand that college-educated Americans should not snivel about how hard they have it.
Since then I've had 3 jobs, started a business, saved up a bit for retirement and for a rainy day, and built the business up to where it could be the day job if I needed it to be.
So I'm looking at my 27th birthday in a few weeks not exactly feeling the crushing weight of the great depression on my shoulders.
I suspect there are more than a few people like me in my generation. We don't talk to reporters because we understand that college-educated Americans should not snivel about how hard they have it.