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[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

No one would dare say we are the only ones, truth is, we are the lucky ones. Most of us do not have houses, do not have families to support. We don't have the massive expenses that people in their 30's and 40's have, we can also rely on mom and dad for some help. In essence this is just another lesson we are learning, and this is the best time for us to learn it. (Obviously Id rather NOT learn this lesson but if it must be I may as well learn something from it no?)

Then there's those of us who will be entering college next year and many of us are deterred from some schools due to worries of paying for college. I am confident in financial aid though and having a brother who's a financial analyst helps out too with that type of stuff. Honestly though, my parents have taught me to risk a lot for the best education possible, and if that means me having to pay off student loans for many more years than generations past, then that's fine by me, this is something many students these days are not willing to accept and for that, I am a bit saddened.

Andrew is right though, we should consider ourselves lucky for not having liabilities and dependents at the moment...like we are for our parents.

BTW Beth, my brother feels your pain. Although he has a job related to his diploma's major (finance) its mind numbing to think that he may not find a job in finance or accounting for a while...