Just further evidence that their plan has been in place for decades. When I got married in 1981, mortgage rates were 15%. It took 2 full-time incomes to qualify for a loan. I remember wondering then what had happened to change our way of life here in a short time, where it took two incomes to be able to manage massive increases in the prices of houses, cars and goods. I was 23 years old, and couldn't quite put my finger on it then.
I graduated from HS in 1968 and was a 17 yo. My parents had the mentality that only boys needed college and not girls. Back then most girls didn't work in HS except babysitting. My parents were really on my brothers to keep up their grades in college because of the Viet Nam war/draft. I was one of 8 children, so according to this plan above, my parents and sibling would be in big doodo! LOL
I'm the oldest of 5 daughters. When I was a junior in high school in 1975, my Dad realized that it would be necessary for girls to go to college, in case they had to be able to take care of themselves at some point. We all graduated, we all either had great careers or married guys with great careers. My Dad was ahead of his time. He's 89 now with dementia, but I will be forever grateful to him for understanding what was happening in this country at the time and preparing his five girls for financial stability.
Just further evidence that their plan has been in place for decades. When I got married in 1981, mortgage rates were 15%. It took 2 full-time incomes to qualify for a loan. I remember wondering then what had happened to change our way of life here in a short time, where it took two incomes to be able to manage massive increases in the prices of houses, cars and goods. I was 23 years old, and couldn't quite put my finger on it then.
I graduated from HS in 1968 and was a 17 yo. My parents had the mentality that only boys needed college and not girls. Back then most girls didn't work in HS except babysitting. My parents were really on my brothers to keep up their grades in college because of the Viet Nam war/draft. I was one of 8 children, so according to this plan above, my parents and sibling would be in big doodo! LOL
I'm the oldest of 5 daughters. When I was a junior in high school in 1975, my Dad realized that it would be necessary for girls to go to college, in case they had to be able to take care of themselves at some point. We all graduated, we all either had great careers or married guys with great careers. My Dad was ahead of his time. He's 89 now with dementia, but I will be forever grateful to him for understanding what was happening in this country at the time and preparing his five girls for financial stability.