re: What's a better investment for a girl, 50k in student loans or 50k in cosmetic surgery?

And there lies part of our country's modern day problem. Fewer and fewer people seem to value gaining knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Too much show not enough substance. Being that I, personally, don't suffer idiots well, the manufactured "beauty" you speak of holds no sway over me.
By all means, though, let some hack play with your daughter like a Frankenstein-like character so she can be easily led by some "higher earning husband".