I carried my student loans for about a decade, and they were pretty small. I live in a civilized country, so any medical expenses were already covered by me and other taxpayers and not recouped hand-over-fist afterward by mercenaries.
Now I’m doing well, have savings, very small investments to supplement my union retirement if I make it that far, and we could afford the odd trip before CoViD. But we don’t live large, and my free-lance gig helps pay for some modest gear upgrades.
But this is 2025 so now we have our contingency route and nearly a go-bag just sitting there.
I carried my student loans for about a decade, and they were pretty small. I live in a civilized country, so any medical expenses were already covered by me and other taxpayers and not recouped hand-over-fist afterward by mercenaries.
Now I’m doing well, have savings, very small investments to supplement my union retirement if I make it that far, and we could afford the odd trip before CoViD. But we don’t live large, and my free-lance gig helps pay for some modest gear upgrades.
But this is 2025 so now we have our contingency route and nearly a go-bag just sitting there.