{
  "id": 16853527,
  "title": "‘Never too late’: Singaporean, 30, considers university degree after years of financial struggles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/never-too-late-singaporean-30-considers-university-degree-after-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T04:30:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/never-too-late-singaporean-30-considers-university-degree-after-years-of-financial-struggles"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old Singaporean man who missed out on a university education because of financial difficulties has asked online whether earning a degree is still worth it and whether he is too old to pursue one. In a post on r/askSG, he explained that he came from a financially struggling family and had to cover his own school fees from his polytechnic days. Balancing the cost of his…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}