Education is never anything to be taken for granted :) so your parents did well to provide that for you!

but... i agree
too many parents don't focus on the importance of sharing "debt-free living" with their children. it is VITAL.

and i include myself there - FOR A TIME - but not long! my children are already WAY ahead of the curve in their savings for their future. All of it set aside in places they cannot touch and where it continues to compound interest for them!!

GOOD FOR YOU TO BEGIN LIVING THIS WAY!