“However, more than a third of respondents (35%) had paid off their student loans, with nearly half (47%) paying off their loans within two years of graduation”
“Chris DeDene, a graduate fellow in the University of Minnesota's civil engineering department, explains that he's delayed purchases such as a new car and a house because debt has interfered with his disposable income.”
“Brock Wiberg, a mechanical/aeronautical engineer, completed both a BS and MS degree without debt and even paid for his wife's BS degree through his scholarships, internships, and part-time work. He says he "literally took the cost in the teeth as I went."”
Literally all of your articles are coming to the same conclusion; This is clearly a lack of money management, which is solely their fault. Many of the people talked to have no debt, and the ones in debt are making stupid life choices