I don't recall what path his friend took. As for my advice, I don't regret it at all. But the one thing that might have made a difference was that I could affo

I don't recall what path his friend took. As for my advice, I don't regret it at all. But the one thing that might have made a difference was that I could afford to put our sons through college (public school, UIUC) so neither graduated with debt.