Yes, there were also a bunch of them who later joked about taking their ‘senior trip’ to Vietnam. One of my cousins got a one-way trip to Dinh Binh at 21.
I’ll bet $100 he used some of his student loans to vacation on spring break. When I was in college, I worked during spring break to survive.
Life is rough sometimes
The author has another earlier article about his student loans.
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/student-loan-repayments-cant-buy-home-2023-9
He chose to major in journalism at Emerson. He also chose to eat out during the week once he began working. He says he saved a lot of money for the past 3 years and *thought* about using it to pay off his loans but the thought depressed him too much. (what?!) He also *thought* about getting a second job. Of course he didn’t do that. He’s a weak sister.
I never had a spring break, either. The first four days of every spring break were spent at Fort Lewis for ROTC. The summer prior to my senior year was at ROTC Summer Camp, so there was no opportunity for a summer job.
No complaints, the Army paid for my college education, my parents never had to spend a time towards my 4 years at Gonzaga. The Army also paid for my masters degree, thanks to the GI Bill.
Those who did not take advantage of the THREE YEAR moratorium on their loan payments do not deserve any sympathy. Every dollar paid would have gone to principal...what an opportunity that was wasted.