I've always been a part of a low income family, for generations really.  I want to be the first person in my family to get a degree and a well paying job, but I have no real way of paying for college.  My current monthly income is about 600 a month, and for personal reasons, I can't really manage to bring in more than that right now.  Student loans look like the only option when it comes to getting a real 4 year degree (or higher, I'd like to get a masters someday).  I'm planning on community college for the first two, but I'll have to go to a real university for the others, but I hear so many horror stories about student loans ruining someone financially that I admit, I'm a bit terrified of them.  I live in a very rural area and there isn't anywhere within driving distance I can go to ask people about this, so help me out here reddit, you've never failed me in the past.  If I get student loans to go to school and get my degree, will I be indebted for life?
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Will paying student loans for college ruin
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I've always been a part of a low income family, for generations really.  I want to be the first person in my family to get a degree and a well paying job, but I have no real way of paying for college.  My current monthly income is about 600 a month, and for personal reasons, I can't really manage to bring in more than that right now.  Student loans look like the only option when it comes to getting a real 4 year degree (or higher, I'd like to get a masters someday).  I'm planning on community college for the first two, but I'll have to go to a real university for the others, but I hear so many horror stories about student loans ruining someone financially that I admit, I'm a bit terrified of them.  I live in a very rural area and there isn't anywhere within driving distance I can go to ask people about this, so help me out here reddit, you've never failed me in the past.  If I get student loans to go to school and get my degree, will I be indebted for life?
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I have no way of paying for
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