<p>It took my H and me until we were 45 years old to pay off college (for him- I should have checked his financial profile before I fell for him! He got a better deal with my scholarships :)!) and med school for us both.
It's one of the reasons I have wanted to pay for the best fit college education my kids can get, and possibly postgrad. That last bit will be a bone of contention between H and me, though!</p>