I had an athletic scholarship, a campus job and I still had to borrow money. I will say I paid it all back tho. Probably puts me in a minority.
We have two kids in school. The boy tells me everybody max out their student loans and most believe they won’t ever pay it back. He wanted to apply and I wouldn’t let him. We pay a monthly bill to tuition management, averages $1400/month/ kid; so we are paying right under 3 gran/month to keep the kids in school. At least I have a clear conscious about the kid’s future and know we ain’t takers. Driving old vehicles, doing without doesn’t bother none; but I’d sure hate to feel like I somehow helped bankrupt student loans. Anybody can afford the kid’s college, just priorities.