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JethusChrissth t1_ix99127 wrote

Reply to comment by Relax007 in The college-age population is about to crash. It will change higher education forever (Article with a focus on PA). by Sovereign2142

I just turned 28 and can’t even think about starting a family. I JUST now make enough to afford the $1.5k a month one-bedroom rent in my area; and that’s cheap here. We are truly sad, lonely, and unfulfilled by life. No people who I knew and went to college with have kids yet—they’re all working the jobs they can and paying off their loans with little to no wiggle room for expanding their lives.

We’re so fucked.

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Relax007 t1_ix9h9un wrote

I feel ya. I waited until I was at a point where we could afford to have a child and electricity/housing/student loans. By then, it was too late for us. It’s probably for the best. I’ll never be able to afford to put any money aside for a child’s future. I’ve paid off all of the money I borrowed for school and I still owe significantly more than I borrowed. I’ll likely pay on them until I’m dead. They’re more than my monthly mortgage and eat up 25% of my take home pay.

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Vdjakkwkkkkek t1_ixc9nbu wrote

Maybe 28 year olds shouldn't be living alone in 1 bedroom apartments?

That's literally never been a thing, not sure why you feel entitled to it. It's wasteful.

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