JimmyT - I congratulate you on your accomplishment but I don't see how it does anything but prove my point. Not many people want to start out a new life approx. $250,000.00. As a matter of fact I haven't owed that much through the accumulated debt of my entire life. Three children and a working wife? Not a debt that I'd want to take on for anything under those circumstances. And actually, we were talking about single persons having to work their way through college. Most people try to go to college right after graduating high school when they are least likely to have a decent job, or have a spouse with a decent paying job (I hope it was a decent amount and that neither you, her or your children had to sacrifice too much, and being in the military myself I hope that you know I am very sincere in that).

I am not talking about a free ride here, I think that working your way through college is a good idea. However I had a few run ins trying to keep myself out of debt and go to college at the same time. The professors would every so often assign too much work to accomplish while working the max hours possible to make the max $$$ possible. I believe that college tuition is getting outrageous. I'm also pretty firm on the idea that you either need family connections or a degree to get a really decent job (at least right off the bat.