A college degree is no guarantee of a middle class life but the lack of one guarantees.... god I don’t even want to think of it.
Well, I did not have a college degree for the longest time. I first went into the Army as an Infantryman. I learned a lot about motivation and discipline. I left the Army in ‘89. I did not finish my Associates until this year. Yet for the past 15 years I have made either right at, or over 6 figures. The difference is that I sought after vendor technical certifications and leveraged those into jobs and opportunities.
Hustle, determination, research and guts count for a lot more than most people are willing to give credit.