How Did This Family Make Their Money?

“I would categorize modest student loan debt as being ‘good debt.’ In my opinion, student loans get a bad rap.” Again, the emphasis is on how you use them. Student loans can certainly be bad if the numbers don’t work in your favor. “There is no doubt that the system has been abused and that some students have accumulated a mountain of debt and have earned degrees that simply won’t provide the earning power to pay that debt back.