This is Jim Kiler wrote:
Mixed Tape wrote:
I agree. Work a job like this. What better way to get dirty in the business world. Take classes online. Get out debt free. It’s just only marketing. Most of that is online now anyway.
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Put the 5K into the market, work for Bezos for five years. Run every chance you get. In five years, you'll be fit as heck, and have enough for a house down payment. $22/hr at your age is amazing. When you get promoted to lead a team or whatever, you'll be making bank.
I am NOT suggesting that everyone has to go to college. In fact, I believe fewer people should go to college, because only about 30% (maybe a tad higher) of high school graduates are really equipped to do so (4-year colleges, not any of that 2-year nonsense), BUT, if you aren't going to, especially if you are smart enough to, you DO need to consider these things:
1) Women are continuing to go to college in droves while men are slowly dropping away (this has been happening for a while), and these women are looking to partner with people (most of them men) who have college degrees. IF an intelligent woman is something you want, then your chances of getting a GOOD one are greatly increased if you go to college.
2) On average, you will STILL make more money if you get a college degree.
3) Blue collar workers are NOT treated as well by their employers and even fellow employees as white collar workers are. This a fact you should not ignore. A current trend in the working world today is "unlimited vacation". Want to guess what kind of workers get that? And no, you obviously can't take unlimited vacation under such a plan, but the point of it is that the workers are salaried and they have jobs to do, and as long as you get your job done, take time off...take the afternoon off, whatever.