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It is a myth that students are poor.
Possibly in a bygone era, you seem to forget this the 2012 cohort are paying upto £9k a year in fees. I doubt this group are though since most freshers live in halls of residence and would have no interest in sofas.
In the paper today it mentioned that a typical student in London will come out with 60k of debt. I would hazard a guess that this amount is more than any outstanding mortgage balance you have and possibly more than any mortgage you have ever had.
I actually am a student! And I can tell you students aren’t starving in hovels anymore! Yes some students struggle as it’s their first time away from home, and they don’t know what to do when they get a lump sum in their bank, but if you spend it wisely and are really sensible with money you can actually save towards a mortgage!!
Edit to add I am a full time student and Staffs uni
It can often be not what you know but whom. University is useful as a good place to meet the people who you need to know to compensate for the fact that whatever you know is no recompense for knowing the people it is necessary to know.Since then four of my further jobs have been through people I went to uni with.
That's the only bit that matters, really..as well as spend time on Stafford Forum
Nobody I knew at the Poly was ever of any use to me afterwards.It can often be not what you know but whom. University is useful as a good place to meet the people who you need to know to compensate for the fact that whatever you know is no recompense for knowing the people it is necessary to know.
Obviously other students might not have the same experience I have, and obviously you didn’t 10 years ago, but I hope to explain to you that I am doing EVERYTHING I can to make a good life for myself. I have a job, two volunteering jobs, full time university, I keep my house immaculate and I care for a relative as well as spend time on Stafford Forum