Student Loans Are Destroying American’s Marriages
Go to college they said. It would be fun they said. Then you walk away 4+ years later with a staggering amount of student loans. All to realize that its…
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 03: A graduating student’s cap declares their future intentions during commencement exercises at City College where First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech after being presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at City College on June 3, 2016 in New York City. This is the final commencement speech of her tenure as first lady. In her speech Mrs. Obama celebrated City CollegeÕs diverse student body and the struggles that many students endured on the road to graduation. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Go to college they said. It would be fun they said.
Then you walk away 4+ years later with a staggering amount of student loans. All to realize that its just the beginning of the struggle in life. The job you get barely pays you enough to pay for the loans, and before you know it you're trying to buy a house. You don't qualify because of your debt to income ratio, thanks to those loans, and your stuck renting.
Years down the road you meet someone, and yall want to get married. They don't know about your loans, and you don't know about theirs. Before you know it, you both are held liable for each other's loans and this is when things really start getting bad. Before you know it, your a statistic. You are the 1 in 8 that blames their divorce on those student loans.
Yes, 13% of divorces happen because of student loans, and this is why.
So what do you do? Well, that is a tough answer. But know that expensive college isn't always best. In fact, sometimes the college itself isn't the best. Great trade jobs are available all over this country, and you can still make great money.
