I guess I don't understand it from my experiences. I graduated in 2007 and after going abroad for a year I tried to find a job at a bank right during the financial crisis. I had 40k in debt, It was tough at first and after some searching I just became a truck driver, it didn't require any education and I could have done it at age 21. I saved enough money in 4 years to pay off my student loans, I didn't actually pay it off until this year because I prefer to keep some savings instead of dumping all my money to pay off debt.
At first I thought of truck driving as a temporary thing until I could get a job at the bank, but I liked being a truck driver too much and just stayed with it. It's not over the road, i get to go home every day and I make enough to support my wife who is a stay at home mom and daughter.
My only regret now is that I didn't just do that to begin with, because I could have probably paid off my house by now If I had just started at age 21 and not gone to college.
I did have a great time in college though, most fun of my life but not worth the cost.
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