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[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by Pinesdune

The sad part is that in today's "modern" lifestyles, the last generation was brought up on TV, microwave suppers, and computers. Where both parents have to work to make ends meet because everyone is trying to keep up with the joneses and they commute for hours every day.

Both parents usually have to work to be able to afford a house anymore...its not like 1970 where a college degree you could have a new car and a 4 bedroom house right out of college. Now you graduate $120,000+ in debt that you must start making payments on 6 months after you graduate. Get a job (maybe - everyone wants experience) making 35-50K a year while paying anywhere from 500-1200 month rent on an apartment on top of all the other usual other bills (god forbid a car payment in there too). So the only house working parents can afford is well away from their job. Its not wanting nice things its trying to do what our parents did (raise a family) with half the money and double the debt. My parents could work during the summer and be able to afford tuition as a full time student. Tell me what summer job an inexperienced college student could get and make $30,000(in state - add $20,000 to that for out of state residents) in 3 months to pay for college??? Heck even a cheap 4 year university is $16000 a year...Summer job paying $8 or even $10 an hour isnt going to make a dent in that. MIGHT be able to buy $200 a piece text book...