>You know how much college costs now? Try doing it these days on a part time job. It is almost impossible to a) pay for home b) pay for college c) work part time. Used to be anyone could do that - now it's rare.
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>When I was working my way through college:
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>1. I did not own a cell phone
>2. I did not own a car
>3. I did not own a home - I rented a single room in a rooming house that I paid for by being the "maid" and cleaning up the common areas
>4. I was working full time as a bartender, not part time
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>It seems to me that most young people today can't live without their smart phones or a car. You gotta make some sacrifices in the present to secure your future. It seem to me that today, most young people are not willing to do that.

I can not explain it any differently. It is almost impossible to pay for your own college and rent on a part time (or a full time for that matter) job. I do not understand why you are arguing what is such an obvious fact. Just because you did it a long time ago doesn't make a damn bit of difference on how things are today.