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Re:Financial literacy is a passport to financial freedom by gruez on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:39PM (#28428801)
Source? The math does not check out with the average student loan balance on graduation of $30k[1], and lifetime earning difference of $400k+ between high school degree and associate's degree[2]

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/20/how-much-the-average-student...

[2] https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/college-costs-...

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Re:Financial literacy is a passport to financial freedom by Animats on Sunday September 05, 2021 @11:38PM (#28429992)
Goldman Sachs, 2015.[1] "Graduates studying lower paying majors such as arts, education and psychology face the highest risk of a negative return."

[1] https://money.cnn.com/2015/12/09/news/economy/college-not-wo...

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Re:Financial literacy is a passport to financial freedom by xwdv on Monday September 06, 2021 @08:27PM (#28439555)
Your original claim is disingenuous. People who go to college and get high value degrees come out ahead. You should only pursue a worthless degree if you are independently wealthy.
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