I am trying like the devil to avoid loans even though the government seems to be trying to convince me that since I already have a bachelor's and want to get certified as a teacher now, I should foot the bill myself.
The highest student loan debt I have ever heard of belongs to my most recent ex. Last I heard, he was around the $100K mark. That'll go up slightly as I think he's still due for another check or two, because he pretty much lives off these loans to support his expensive tastes. Now I know why he was so hot to get married--he remarked once that "when" we were married, we could put both our loan debts together and just split it. Oh, what a great idea--especially since I had NO loan debts and he had a small fortune! Riiiiiiiight...like I was gonna pay $50K for loans that
I didn't get.
I sure hope he gets a good job.