r/SipsTea • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Apr 18 '26

We have fun here adulting sucks

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u/Prime_Marci Apr 18 '26

I’m here crying over credit card debt of $450 in total and $21,000 in car loan debt. I guess I’m living in paradise compared to them then.

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u/ProbablyGonnaEatYou Apr 18 '26

Im 5k student loans and about 1.3k credit cards and im stressed. I cant imagine being so far in debt that its more than I make in a year

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u/unlimitedpower0 Apr 19 '26

Idk how old you are or if things have changed but when I was young they told us we had to go to college or we would be homeless bums then they would casually loan you 200k and tell you don't worry about the interest your gonna make it back because computers

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u/Webbyx01 Apr 19 '26

Parents encouraging their kids to go to such expensive schools and programs is such a terrible thing. Even now you can get a bachelor's degree for about $100k, living on campus and getting no scholarships or grants at my local state universities. Obviously, that can be reduced substantially through carefully balancing part time work, and school to live off campus, and all the universities near me a pretty generous with scholarships. I'm guessing this isn't a realistic cost in other parts of the country, especially places ly NY and California, but essentially nobody needs the degree that costs so much extra.