"I did it in this specific area, so anybody who can't in the entire country is just lazy" seems to be what you're implying here, and that's an incredibly unhelpful position when dealing with tuition that in many places has inflated well beyond what an entry-level work can hope to cover while also dealing with room and board.
No, I'm not. I'm saying a part of maturity is paying and cash flowing things.
It might take a lot longer, and it might be a lot harder and a few less dinners with friends, but it is very possible to cash flow college.
It's a different mindset. What most people think today is you should always have a loan for something -- car, house, college, a little consumer debt... but it's incredibly freeing when you don't have any of that stuff. I wasn't given anything, but I've learned that hard work and no debt can make life so much greater.
