One of mine had a lot of school debt. He was going for aerospace engineering so we didn’t balk at it.
He had a job in his field at NASA his junior and senior year which earned enough to pay for school and expenses. He managed to pay off $30,000 in a year. He and three other guys rent a house (the Case de NASA) and all live frugally. He had to buy a car but besides a few new guns, that’s his only big purchase.
Glad he’s armed.
I consider that an essential purchase these days.