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@struggle151 Ineligibility for student allowance and relying on student loan for living costs is the usual answer.

@ptw See, this is an example of people just assuming that that's how life has to go. You don't have to buy a house, OP. You can plausibly spend the rest of your life alternately working and traveling while saving enough money to retire comfortably.

@kknmksmama Yes, that's a very common view, but it's not always a fully-informed view. The best thing you can do next is put your head down and understand the relevant personal finance topics. When you get to the point of being able to construct an Excel spreadsheet to show the lifetime...

@kknmksmama You're doing great. Do not sweat it. It's easy to spend your 20s falling into debt and then crippling your ability to get out of it by tying yourself to dependent children, and many do exactly that, so you're way ahead of the game. Your ability to live frugally and save substantial...

@amos_6eight What the hell, dude, did you miss the fact that she's my friend and she asked me for help checking this out? I'd hate to be your friend. Or I could just, y'know. Explain the situation to her, like I did. Which cost $0.

@lovinganimals I dunno about that. I have an friend in their late 50s, not tech-savvy, who saw a friend of theirs on Facebook (whose Facebook account had been compromised) share and recommend a scam advertisement (along the lines of "send us $250 and we'll double your money in 3 months through...