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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:38 AM Original message |
Poll question: How much student loan debt are you carrying? |
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geekgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. more than $30,000 ? How about WAY MORE (like $100,000) than $30,000 before I finish my phd nt. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. I just crossed the 8500 mark. woohoo |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. we are in the 2nd year of college for my kid |
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wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. same here, I paid off mine |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. yep, my kid has her own loans too, the 40,000 is our plus loans |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. None. But then I went to college |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Yup. "I worked my way through college" is regarded by today's youth like .... |
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phusion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I disagree with you... |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Wish I had a time machine and went to university in those days. Oh well. I got 25K in loans. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. Far more than 30K... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. I paid them off a few years ago. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. probably the smartest thing i ever did |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. Our son received a scholarship that will just about cover his tuition |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. THAT'S the way to do it: |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
11. $195,000 |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
12. started with about $160K, now down to about $35K [n/t] |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
13. deleted - dupe |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yeah, most of us that would check the last option have left the country already... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. Zip. G.I. Bill and the swing shift at the Post Office paid for it...along with food stamps. |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. Well, for 2 of us it is 30K+ |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. Mr Feb has loans for around $12000 |
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Blue Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm still in school... |
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mizzuzmojorizin (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
23. $19,000 for a BA...Should I get a Master's? I haven't been able to secure a job (I am 42) |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. 150k between me and the wife |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. I have about 18k in loans |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. None. Was able to go on Veterans' Scholarship |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
27. $17,000 remaining for my master's degree |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. I paid mine off years ago |
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