Ink and Debt Free
A post over at The Transformed Wife entitled “Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins without Tattoos” has inspired quite the reaction on the internet. It has inspired discussion at Doctrine and Devotion , and thoughtful posts at The White Horse Inn and Christ Hold Fast . I want to add some thoughts. The original post traces to a particular source: “Most of this debt comes from college.” I think that is true in our society much of the time. Just google “useless college degrees,” and you will find articles outlining some of the more ridiculously outlandish degrees on can get. There is also a line of thought that one would be better off going to trade school that getting one of those degrees. The Medium argues this, and I find the argument difficult to contradict. We simply need more tradesmen and women than we do college graduates with degrees. So maybe choosing to be debt free because you did not pursue a college degree that will not benefit you financially would be a wise thing. We