I didn't go to college and I bought a house at 30
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You dont have to go to college to afford a house by 30.
Likewise, going to college alone does nothing to ensure you're going to get a job that can afford a house.
going to college isnt a guaranteed anymore, at least not in the last 10years. unless your in tech,starting at 22yo yea you would be able to, but only if you did in the last 10years. maybe engineering, other stems not so much, let alone a job in that field entry level. most universities have very little resources devoted to lab work which are usually exclusively limited to specific PI of those schools, and they have thier own requirements. gatekeeped jobs for many stem fields, higher degree requirement despite what the job listing says, and the same goes for experience, honestly its mostly nepo hiring for half of the jobs anyways. Maybe NURSING, especially if you are going as a travllening nursing. MS/PHD puts you into too much financial hole. MD/LAWYer, well off people can afford it , because thier parents are usally well off to do it. hence why alot of mds and lawyers are often coming from wealthy families.
as most lower tier schools either dont spend resources or dont have any dedicated to developing peoples career track in the form lab/volunteer work.
At least 3 years of only saving my pay to afford a shack. Still better than what Americans get.
I had a house before 30. It was okay I guess. Sold due to divorce, now I rent again. I'd love to own another house but not the glorified trailer I had before
Well the good news is banks really don't give a shit and they make it pretty trivial to get yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt whether you have a degree or not.
This is a needless concern. You don't have to worry about affording a house by 30 by going to college.
Everyone should have to go to college. We have an epidemic of stupidity.
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