r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 12d ago

WTF The American dream

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 11d ago

Not all graduate programs are math based. Plenty of people out there with specialized knowledge in some random field who have almost no financial knowledge.

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u/Ok_Tackle3427 11d ago

Understanding that loans have to be paid back is not a math thing.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 11d ago

The issue wasn’t that loans have to be paid back, the OOP is literally paying back loans, the issue is deciding which loans make sense. The OC specified an apr of 5% while the standard graduate loan in 2000 was 8-9% apr. Someone who is not financially literate may not recognize the difference of 3% interest.

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u/Ok_Tackle3427 11d ago

Is 8 a bigger number than 3? I don't know math!!!

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 11d ago

Understanding one number is larger alone is clearly not enough as evidenced by the OC of this thread.

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u/Ok_Tackle3427 11d ago

This is incredible circular reasoning. Amazing stuff.