Most of the angry “forgive my student loan debt” crowd should have gone to vo-tech instead.
I think so. I paid cash (well, my parents did) for my management degree. My kids have gone into the military, to business school (after basics at community college), and now we’re exploring the trade programs.
My father was a Navy officer for 30 years. My brother, an Air Force NCO, once asked, “Dad, are you disappointed that I wasn’t an officer?” Dad said, “No. I would only have been disappointed if you hadn’t worked hard and done well in the career you chose.”
That’s how I feel about my children. Anoreth joined the Coast Guard at 18 and has 7 years in. Bill will soon graduate with a business degree. Tom will learn heavy equipment mechanics. Elen’s starting academics at community college. Sally wants to take the auto-body and paint course ...
It’s a big old world out there, with a lot of ways to make an honest living.