: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:34 pm
gateaux wrote:
Do you not think that attitude says a lot about the way we think about money now - ahh its someone elses problem it doesn't matter.
No matter what most 18 year olds say they aren't mature enough to think in the long term, to consider the problems they are creating for themselves in the long run and the banks are actively encouraging that with their offers of overdrafts and credit cards and of course all this "free" money is ever so appealing until the day they realise the debt they have left themselves with that they have to struggle to clear.
personally ive got about 20 grands worth of debt after 5 years at uni, i always worked, but i lived the full uni life as well. i hated uni itself, but loved the social life, in particular the rugby team. i wouldnt have stayed had it not been for the social side, uni wasnt really for me. but i new i needed a degree to get me where i wanted to be.
your never gonna stop students partying, and i dont think anyone can say they dont understand the implications of their debt, most do. they just realise they can pay for it later. that might seem like the wrong attitude but its the reality. im paying for it now. do i regret it - not one bit. in fact, if i lost my job tomorrow id go back!
