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2 Years of Service
If only you knew how bad things really are.
Cheap college is still about $5k a year. 4 years minimum for a basic degree (probably longer with how colleges tack on extra requirements and people tend to shift degrees when they're aimless) means at least $20k in tuition. National average for the price of a house is $135k. $20k should be enough money for a down payment, and since you're starting at 18 that 20 year mortgage is paid off before you hit 40. You could even set aside a few thousand for trade school (plumbing, electrician, HVAC repair, etc) to have a fairly high paying job. Or I guess you could get that useless degree and eventually work your way up to becoming a middle manager. Have fun collecting TPS reports.