Vacation/travel
Buying a car
Saving for retirement
Higher education
Investing
Respondents with student-loan debt say they avoided or delayed these life events:
0
60%
30%
Having children
Living alone
Buying a house
35%
33%
32%
30%
27%
22%
21%
17%
Less stress
Increased savings
Better financial health
Pursued life goals earlier
Improved credit score
Freedom to buy goods
More money to invest
Better relationships
57%
34%
32%
26%
24%
19%
18%
16%
0
60%
30%
Respondents without student-loan debt say they benefited in these ways:
Source: Business Insider Intelligence, “Master Your Money: Learn & Plan Survey.” 2,007 US adults ages 19–37 were surveyed online during November 22–27, 2019.