Student debt is haunting Americans from graduation to retirement

(CNN) – NEW YORK – Going to college is supposed to be the path to a more prosperous life. But the cost of getting a degree has become a financial albatross, weighing down borrowers from the day they graduate to the day they retire – if retirement is even possible. Student loan debt is a burden that nearly 3 out of 4 American borrowers say has forced them to delay a major life event – whether that’s buying a house, having kids or getting married, according to the latest Gallup Lumina Foundation Cost of College report. Related Stories “I’ve had to just put all of my dreams aside and focus on surviving day to day,” Jes Evans, 35, told CNN. She earned a master’s in religious studies in 2017, with dreams of teaching at a college. But she couldn’t find any jobs in her field when she graduated and struggled to find jobs in other areas where she lacked experience. Evans, who now works as a director of youth programs and communications at a church north of Pittsburgh, feels trapped by her debt, for which she pays $940 a month. “It just feels like you’re treading water your whole life...