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> instead of living off rice in an ant-filled van Uh, I think you mean "instead of going to graduate school."
by bretthoerner 17y ago
> instead of living off rice in an ant-filled van
Uh, I think you mean "instead of going to graduate school."
- potatolicious 17y agoPlenty of people go to grad school on limited means and still manage to live in a heated, watered apartment. IMHO this whole exercise seems more like an attempt to escape consumerism (in whatever way the author has defined it), more than it is about being able to afford education.
- misuba 17y agoThe author is 100% clear that the exercise is an attempt to escape debt. He's got plenty of options if he just wants to afford an education.
- Psyonic 17y agoExactly our point. He's going to great lengths to avoid any debt, which in this society is a bit masochistic. A little debt for your future isn't going to kill you.
- Psyonic 17y agoNo, I didn't mean that at all. Loans exist for a reason. If he wants to be ultra-frugal, that's fine, but it's not necessary. Do you really believe taking a loan out for something as important as school is that terrible?