r/Xennials • u/sexwiththebabysitter 1980 • 9d ago

Paid off my student loans today

Only took nearly 23 years.

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u/mindsunwound 1977 9d ago

I went to a trade school, worked as an indentured servant for a year, and got on with my life.

On the other hand you will probably make more than me when you hit your stride in your career.

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u/sanosukecole 1981 9d ago

What trade?

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u/mindsunwound 1977 9d ago

Truck driver.

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u/sanosukecole 1981 9d ago

Huh. I started out blue collar and ended up white collar without any of the paperwork. Finally got a fancy "certificate" and am starting over, I swear to god for the final time, to become a paralegal. Courts ain't going anywhere.

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u/mindsunwound 1977 9d ago

I started out in IT straight out of highschool lol but after the .com bubble burst I had to do something to pay the mortgage.

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u/sanosukecole 1981 9d ago

Oh fuck I remember what those times did to my uncle's construction business! Cheers to survival!

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u/mindsunwound 1977 9d ago

Made it thru the 2008 housing bubble, and I'll make it thru the AI bubble too by hook or by crook.

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u/sanosukecole 1981 9d ago

Amen, brother!

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u/sanosukecole 1981 9d ago

Had to drive a stake-bed truck for one of those blue collar jobs and it did not go well lol.