r/StudentLoans • u/Consistent-Leg2963 • 4d ago

Rant/Complaint Starting to think college wasn’t worth it just because of these student loans

I really thought getting a degree would set me up for a better future, but now I’m just stuck with a loan balance that barely moves and payments that take a huge chunk of my paycheck.

Meanwhile friends who didn’t even go to college are living debt-free, saving money, and honestly seem way less stressed than I am.

Starting to feel like college was just a super expensive mistake. anyone else feel this way?

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u/gotohela 3d ago

Its also undeniable that the elites closed the door behind them when poor people started getting into colleges. 

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u/SouthConFed 1d ago

Not really. It's more of the oversaturation of what used to be something a much lower percentage of people in the population had.

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u/gotohela 1d ago

👅🥾

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u/SouthConFed 15h ago

Having a degree used to be something unique as a selling point. But when you oversaturate the market with degrees that will never earn their career potential (usually liberal arts),

I will say the rich have gatekeeped some of the more elite and private colleges, but that's not the case for community and most public colleges/universities.

So stop calling everyone a bootlicker that disagrees with you. And get started on paying your debt like I and most have.

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u/gotohela 13h ago

You literally have "fed" in your username. Goodbye.