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Originally Posted by questions
Please give me advice on what I should do so I can still go to college, but when I get out I don't have a huge amount of debt.
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I think the single best thing you can do is to choose an affordable school. Go to a community college or an inexpensive state school. If the total bill isn't bad to start with, the chance of racking up significant debt is much lower.
The other factor is living lean while in college. If you take expensive spring break trips with your friends, spend a lot of entertainment, buy all your textbooks new, hang out at the mall a lot, etc., you're going to spend more money than needed.
Definitely stay away from the credit card booths offering you a free t-shirt or some other enticement to sign up with them.
The other aspect, of course, is income. Get a job. Just be careful that you don't let work interfere with school. I think 10-15 hours/week is probably manageable for most students. More than that and schoolwork starts suffering.