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Originally posted by sc2099
reply to post by D.E.M.
Even though things seem awful in the US, and they are, circumstances certainly aren't dire for everyone. When I went to university I was surprised that 11,000 undergrads could afford to have their parents pay the $40k/year tuition and pay their bar tabs for them, send them shopping, rent them nice apartments, etc. I was just naive about how much money a lot of people really do have.
Originally posted by dgtempe
reply to post by zerotime
And you should be proud. Now, who financed your education? Parents or student loans? Did you have to work very hard to attend school? How long ago was this?
God bless you for doing well, but you are in the very minority. A middle class person just cannot make it today. You, my dear, have more than just a picket fence.