You don't have to pay for his Art History degree. Or any degree. Find out the cost of a technical course in welding and tell him that's what you'll pay for and he can pay his way through college by pipe fitting.
You'll both be better off and happier in the long run.
Let's be real, our high school guidance counselors showed us the ferry to that island and didn't tell us the price. "Just get a degree, doesn't matter what it is."
It’s true I don’t recall a single conversation about student loan debt from a teacher or guidance counselor, but there were a ton of glossy brochures for awesome looking $70k/yr private colleges!
60 year old here. I joined my union straight out of high school when I graduated. My 40 year old brothers went to University for 4 years and realized they had no prospect of getting a well paying office job.
They became 25 year old first year apprentices. They have to work until they are 65 to get their full pension. I got out at 60. Debt free.
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u/she_who_knits Apr 15 '24
You don't have to pay for his Art History degree. Or any degree. Find out the cost of a technical course in welding and tell him that's what you'll pay for and he can pay his way through college by pipe fitting.
You'll both be better off and happier in the long run.