One thing I would like to clear up, though: the reason I’m kicking my 17-year-old self is that I shouldn’t have rushed into college without any idea how to pay for it. I also ended up changing majors, and it’s very unlikely that I’ll pursue employment within the field that my degree is in. In the end, I ended up going back to finish my Bachelor’s just because I could either have $30,000 in student loans and no degree, or $40,000 in loans and a Bachelors. I don’t regret any of it – I just wish I had taken a look at the financial aspects much, much sooner.