I went to college while taking debt, and a big reason for it was not even just "advice", it was almost coercion, adults in my life back then (in a way I was sti

I went to college while taking debt, and a big reason for it was not even just "advice", it was almost coercion, adults in my life back then (in a way I was still a minor, being 17) just outright made it look like not going to college, or waiting for a year to get in a military college (that was free) was going to ruin my adult life and whatnot, and when I was adamant about going to military college, my parents told me they would just go and sign me up for a private college without my consent ,and all I could do was choose what college I wanted. No, I didn't went to military college, sadly, and now that I am properly independent and could do that in theory, I am over the age limit. I am now debt free, but paying debts took a huge chunk of my life and set me back a lot, I married way later than I planned, got back to my sport way later than planned too and so on. (it took me 16 years to be able to rejoin my old team! now I am horribly out of shape and struggling to get back in shape).