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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by hayksaakian on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:26PM (#11765630)
Instead of paying a mortgage, they pay student loans.

I think it's that simple.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by mac01021 on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:44PM (#11765777)
The article points out that college-educated millennials are less likely to live with their parents than millennials who have not been to college.
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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by awesomerobot on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @05:31PM (#11765663)
For a while my student loans were more than my mortgage.
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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by tobltobs on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @06:17PM (#11765987)
Coming from a country where education is free and renting (was) normal it sounds crazy to make so much debt. The 'crazy' is not meant offensive, more like interesting.
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