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(03-19-2019, 01:36 PM)Inziladun Wrote:(03-16-2019, 06:07 PM)mikesez Wrote: The people you might meet at USC might have better connections, but at the end of the day an engineering degree is an engineering degree and underwater basket weaving degree is underwater basket weaving degree. Whether you get them from old, established, private big City University or directional state. I think that it's all a matter of perspective and I don't believe that a degree is necessary to be successful. I guess what I'm saying is that what people view as "successful" differs. "Success" doesn't mean monetary wealth. I'm the only one of 4 siblings that doesn't have a degree. The oldest (my brother) has a master's degree in theology. Today he works in an office job and earns a fairly good income in the $75k range (upper middle class income in his area of the country). He lives a good, comfortable life, rents a place in the downtown metro part of his city and doesn't struggle. The next one is my sister who has a master's degree in psychology (was at one time close to getting her PHD). She's a mess and works just enough to get by. My best guess is she earns something in the $35k-$40k range (pretty much middle class for where she lives), but is very poor when it comes to money management. She rents cheap apartments and is constantly moving, and always compares herself with others. She has very low self-esteem and often makes up lies to try to "fit in" with other people. Next is my other sister that has a master's degree in nursing. She currently teaches nursing and earns over 6 figures (upper middle class for where she lives) and is doing very well. Her husband (who also posses a degree in political science and earns over 6 figures) and her are preparing for retirement and own homes/properties in a few different states. Needless to say they live rather comfortably. Then there's me. I never went to college and never had any desire to. My education came from serving in the Navy as well as reading and "teaching myself". I have had to teach and train students with electronics engineering degrees and computer science degrees from UF on more than one occasion. I currently earn over 6 figures and am getting ready to retire myself at an "early" age (mid 50's). My wife never graduated high school and earns roughly $45k per year here in Jacksonville. We managed to pay off our home, our vehicles (with the exception of farm equipment) and purchase some property (35 acres) that we work on over the weekends to build our ultimate retirement home. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I agree with you. I think too much in our society it's stressed that you have to go to college and get a degree to be successful. Meanwhile, I know many people that followed the same path I did or something similar (trade school) that have had success. Again, I think the idea of "success" is relative. Success != monetary wealth. It's not about what you earn or what you have in the bank. It's all about creating a comfortable life and being able to retire on your terms and not depend on the government to fund your retirement. There are 10 kinds of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those who don't. |
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We need a Hero - by Sammy - 03-15-2019, 05:45 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by homebiscuit - 03-15-2019, 07:34 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by Jags - 03-15-2019, 08:20 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by Sammy - 03-16-2019, 01:35 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by flsprtsgod - 03-16-2019, 08:09 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by Sammy - 03-16-2019, 04:07 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by mikesez - 03-16-2019, 06:07 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by Inziladun - 03-19-2019, 01:36 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by jagibelieve - 03-19-2019, 05:16 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by Cleatwood - 03-19-2019, 07:11 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by copycat - 03-19-2019, 10:33 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by Inziladun - 03-20-2019, 08:15 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by Cleatwood - 03-20-2019, 08:37 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by Inziladun - 03-21-2019, 09:33 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by jagibelieve - 03-20-2019, 09:57 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by MalabarJag - 03-20-2019, 09:59 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by flsprtsgod - 03-19-2019, 11:20 PM
RE: We need a Hero - by StroudCrowd1 - 03-20-2019, 08:29 AM
RE: We need a Hero - by mikesez - 03-20-2019, 04:32 PM
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