Comment on Financially rewarding and you will always have a job

burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• notarobot@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Oh. I hadn’t read it like that. I thought the brother was a hypocrite because if he has a PhD he SHOULD be able to pay his debts and get a hose (I’m not from the us so I’m guessing that part) but I stead seems to not ba able to manage his own money while criticizing OP

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  • StellarExtract@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    College graduates (PhD or otherwise) drowning in debt and not being financially able to pay it off is common enough here in the US that it’s a trope, and likely the basis for this “joke”.

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    • notarobot@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I see. Thanks. Lately I’ve started to realize just how expensive health and education are in the us.

      I went to see a neurologist and paid 0 cents My brother is considering a biology PhD and he’s broke. A 3 bedroom house costs like 60k usd

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      • StellarExtract@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That same house in my area costs at least 10 times that amount. I was lucky in that I had “only” $80,000 of debt from my bachelor’s, a housing situation via marriage, and a career path with solid pay (after going back for an associate’s while working in a low-paying job post-graduation for 7 years). I only finally paid off that debt 2 years ago and I graduated in 2008. I don’t know how a lot of people manage.

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Oh no PhDs here are like the worst financial choice.

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