In my day, to have a college degree almost guaranteed financial success. It was a lie. Some of the most successful people I’ve met had NO formal education, but an outstanding work ethic. Since I had no financial aid given my genetics, I worked on a construction site during my college days. THAT was my education and resulted in flipping houses when it wasn’t even a term yet. Thank you Jesus!
“In my day, to have a college degree almost guaranteed financial success. It was a lie. “
I have no college degree. I took some tech school business courses but didn’t graduate. I got my first job in a law firm (2 room office— one atty who was just out of law school) in the middle of the 1980s recession. That first job paid less than $5.00 per hour.
Forty years later I retired from a very large institution with a good retirement check after earning a nice salary for years. The key was arriving at work every day, on time, and being willing to learn. I paid attention, learned the legal terminology, and was meticulous in my work.
Hubby and I lived below our means, built and paid for the house we still live in, and now enjoy a debt-free retirement. It’s a trade off. Yeah, a college degree may have landed me a job making more money to start off with, but are you really ahead when you start out heavily in debt?
The richest and most successful fellow at the reunion for the class of ‘45 was a garbage collector in Kansas City.