I need some advice...

[Heimkehr]

I was the first one in my family to go to college.

We both had well focused degree choices. We knew what we were trying to accomplish. mostly state colleges for advanced degrees.

No pay to play program, my son commuted to his 4 year program, my daughter did the same, plus a masters.

we made sacrifices to cash flow college. The World is different. A well chosen career will help today’s kids to have the same lifestyle their parents experienced.

IMO, an education has more value than any future inheritance. If a person doesn’t know what they want to be, I would suggest the military.

Excellent insight, Michael, and several parallels with my own experience:

Blue collar/union household.
Enlisted right out of high school. Pop had Vietnam; I had Gulf 1.
First one to earn a college degree.
Attended a state university to mitigate expenses.
GI Bill + two on-campus jobs + veteran grants + my own savings.
Not a single loan taken; I graduated debt-free with a B.S.B.A. (a portable skill, as I intended.)

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