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I took a loan out to go to nursing school at a community college. Paid it all back in about 3 years, and made more than my parents did at my first job. The advantages I did have going for me was a place to stay for free while I was in school, and a truck given to me that was older than I was where the air conditioner cut off if I went above 50mph. I don't feel that the ability to live with your parents and to attain a cheap vehicle to be a rare opportunity by any stretch of the imagination.

But I also didn't get anyone pregnant (which if you did, that's entirely your fault 100%..not establishing yourself before starting a family), and I studied my ass off and worked and studied through every vacation until I got it done. Community colleges are way cheaper. The big name colleges are a scam as far as I've seen. At least in nursing, they only care about what you're capable of and if you passed a test to get your qualification that has the same standard across the entire state. They don't even ask what school you went to. I'm sure it's like that with a lot of jobs.

ifnsman posted...

Ideally, minimum wage should at the very least be $40 an hour... but that's not happening anytime soon, I'll bet.

Idk the cost of living where you're at but that is absolutely absurd. I did completely fine, hell, did great with a wage that was half that. At $40/hr that surpasses entry level pay for nurses who have gone through several years of schooling where I live. Which is a far more skilled type of labor vs flipping burgers!!! I'm going to guess you live in a big city where rent is sky high or something, idk. That number is way off, at least in my rural community. But I mean, I split rent with my roommate. Which ANYONE CAN DO. SOOO. STILL. Pretty out there number for me.
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