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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BusterHighman, post: 1165876, member: 29945&quot;]Pay attention everyone. I don&#039;t necessarily agree that you shouldn&#039;t go to college, but student loans are a HUGE mistake. Go to an in-state public university and work to pay the bills. If you can live at home, EVEN BETTER. I went to a big public university for my undergraduate degree a few years back and finished with $0 student loans and a great education. Then I went to a more &quot;prestigious&quot; private college for my MBA and finished with $16K in student loans and little to show except a few stories about what a joke the curriculum was. That student loan taught me a lesson about the real world, though, and it has helped me avoid all other debt since then. I don&#039;t intend on ever having another loan in my life (car, credit card, or mortgage).</p><p><br /></p><p>$16K cost me around $250 a month, so I imagine you are about double that. I was lucky enough to land a job that allowed me to knock out the loan quickly, but I would definitely look into filing a hardship and postponing payment for now if I were in your situation. Don&#039;t sell your silver now, brother. It&#039;s a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p>What about picking up a second job at Lowes, Home Depot, a bar, etc. A friend of mine works for a company that maintains electrical components on cell towers. He says you can get a job tomorrow making $45K if you have a tiny bit of mechanical aptitude and are willing to climb 300 foot towers with a bag of tools tied to your waist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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