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arships covered the fees and
helped with textbook costs.
I never thought to fund my lifestyle with loans. It never occurred
to me that taking out student
loans for things other than paying for classes was even an option.
I was shocked when I realized
some of my friends, who I thought
simply came from families with
a highly accessible Bank of Mom
and Dad, were actually spending the money they received from
taking out loans on nights out,
clothes and booze. Imagine being
in your 30s and still working to
KALI
HAWLK
HUFFINGTON
12.22.13
It never occurred to me
that taking out student loans
for things other than paying
for classes was even an option.”
pay back — with interest — four
years or more of partying.
I worked part-time instead. I
spent more money than I probably
should have in college, but it was
money that came in the form of
a paycheck, not a sum of money I
would eventually have to pay back
(again, with interest). I worked
part-time, first at a bookstore and
then in an office as an administrative assistant, and I slowly learned
how to manage my own money.