Ten billion dollar student loans. Pay ya bills you lazy Gen Yers.

**tri boy** · 9th April 2008, 18:41

Oh hell yeah. I can't wait for my "old codger" years. All these dopey Gen Y muppets with huge student loans, and NO jobs to help pay them off.

I'll be able to have a string of servants, cleaning windows, stained jocks, and my fleet of m/cycles (one day), for the princely sum off.......F**K ALL.
Mmmwwhhaaahhaa, keep paying the minimum- boy's n girls, my future comfort depends on it.

**Ragingrob** · 9th April 2008, 18:54

Just curious, did you have to pay $400 per paper when you were at uni?

**Coyote** · 9th April 2008, 18:55

Currently got a $5000 loan for my Auto Refinishing course. I plan to pay it off as quickly as possible before National get rid of the no interest deal.

I'm not lazy, I've gone off to do a trade. Unlike a lot of people I know that have gone to uni for the sake of going to uni and are doing some bullshit course that won't land them a job. Worst of all, when I say to anyone I'm doing this course, they all think I'm a Neanderthal that isn't smart enough to go to uni

People are idiots.

**Coyote** · 9th April 2008, 18:58

Another thing, 'Generation Y' was created by you guys. Kids are idiots because you don't teach them correctly and don't punish them properly. You blame all the bad stuff on us and claim everything good as your own doing. In the words of my generation: fuck that shit!

**yod** · 9th April 2008, 18:59

i hate generalisations

**tri boy** · 9th April 2008, 19:06

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

Just curious, did you have to pay $400 per paper when you were at uni?

Nah. Spent every penny on booze, loose young women, and tools for my trade. Oh and fuel/parts for my bikes.
They were tough times back then.

$400 a paper

Whats a packet of zig zags worth now?

**Nade** · 9th April 2008, 19:06

bbwwahahhah I had a student loan.....for an engineering BMETS course. Got me a job etc. Then I joined the RNZAF, worked solidly and the loan got paid off. Worked for me.

**Jeremy** · 9th April 2008, 19:11

$400 per paper? ...

Mine are $770 each for post grad CompSci.

**Ragingrob** · 9th April 2008, 19:16

Well I'm 3rd year Uni and have about 11 grand student loan. In terms of interest, I'm pretty sure the loan you have already can not suddenly have interest gaining on it since the loan started in the no interest period. I plan to pay it back after uni, not in a rush but not too slowly... It's not THAT much money if you're actually working.

But we all know it's bullshit the prices of education these days... Ha, we pay hundreds for each paper right, then first week expected to spend about $150 for each course's textbooks and coursebooks etc, then expected to pay for some kinda transportation, so the council thinks it's a good idea to remove all parks on Symonds st (the main road at Uni). I dunno why the country wants all it's upcoming workers to start off careers with thousands in debt?!?!

**tri boy** · 9th April 2008, 19:29

Loan debt growing by $1 Billion a year. Don't pay it off too slowly.

I understand that tertiary ed is a money pit, but restraint now will pay dividends in the future.
(and by the way, some trade people spend as much on tooling as uni students spend on books/papers)

**Usarka** · 9th April 2008, 19:52

Originally Posted by Coyote

Another thing, 'Generation Y' was created by you guys. Kids are idiots because you don't teach them correctly and don't punish them properly. You blame all the bad stuff on us and claim everything good as your own doing. In the words of my generation: fuck that shit!

Ah, so - Gen Y blame everyone else for everything because it is actually everyone elses fault!

It can't be easy starting your working life up to your scrot in debt....

**98tls** · 9th April 2008, 20:01

Originally Posted by tri boy

Oh hell yeah. I can't wait for my "old codger" years. All these dopey Gen Y muppets with huge student loans, and NO jobs to help pay them off.

I'll be able to have a string of servants, cleaning windows, stained jocks, and my fleet of m/cycles (one day), for the princely sum off.......F**K ALL.
Mmmwwhhaaahhaa, keep paying the minimum- boy's n girls, my future comfort depends on it.

Whilst we are talking things that wont happen can we cut the you have as many children as you like and dont worry we will keep giving you money benefit

thing is i have no interest in paying for peoples children at all and find it well weird that i have to.

**Rogue** · 9th April 2008, 20:25

A lot of Gen Y's finishing Uni/studies with a huge amount of debt

Man thats got to be depressing starting off in life being in debt

Gen Y's you can blame the bastards that got their education for free :katman:

You could bugger off overseas and never come back

Let the man cry over their lost revenue

If you stay here thats your choice dont complain get on with life Thats the way it is

**Mully** · 9th April 2008, 20:27

Originally Posted by Jeremy

$400 per paper? ...

Mine are $770 each for post grad CompSci.

Pfft, amateur. My postgrad at Auckland Uni are $1900 each. Last fricken one starts next week.

Hurry up students, pay it back so we can give it to the Maori

Waits for Steam to come along.... You're all welcome