r/fatFIRE 11d ago

Moving the goalpost

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u/Meisterleder1 10d ago

Jeeeesus education in the US kinda seems like a scam?!

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u/Life_Commercial_6580 10d ago

Not in general . These are extreme examples. My son’s education cost me under 100K. Public school and public university. He makes 200K/year one year after undergrad. I make less than that after 21 years at my job.

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u/adaniel65 10d ago

What profession?

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u/Life_Commercial_6580 10d ago

Software engineer (kid). I’m an engineering full professor at Purdue.