Comments on Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes: Go Broke or Skip School?

Ok, I have to respectfully disagree with the reaso...

2010-05-01T21:41:55.369-07:00

Ok, I have to respectfully disagree with the reason you believe to be responsible for the $500,000 debt. Although I don't have near that amount, I have had to defer my loans for years because the employers I have worked for didn't want to pay me more than $33,000 a year - ridiculous. These companies, as well as many others, want their employees to have college educations, but do not want to pay a wage that would allow for repayment of student loans. The wages they offer barely allow for living expenses, much less loan repayment. Unfortunately, having some college degrees these days is equal to the worth of a high school diploma 20 years ago....it's expected, & the return on investment has dwindled. I am going back to college in the fall to pursue my 2nd degree....this go around, I will be studying nursing....a degree that will actually pay off....and will allow me to pay off those damn loans.

2010-05-01T21:35:50.047-07:00

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There is another option — go abroad. I studies in ...

2010-03-03T19:38:06.082-08:00

There is another option — go abroad. I studies in England for my Master's and ended up paying something like $10,000 for three semesters! A bargain by American standards. And this is England, a very acceptable first-world country.

Canada, Australia, and most European nations may provide a cheaper alternative to getting pretty much the same education as American schools.

Yes, the experience is a little different. Foreign schools don't play football, for example, and aren't structured around the American agricultural rituals like homecoming. Also, the Fraternity/Sorority system is uniquely American.

But the drinking age in most countries is 18 so skip the frat parties and save yourself $100,00.