The left says go to college, the logical rest, says get a trade.
Trades can easily pay as well as a BS, with a tenth of the debt.
You will have a pay cap, but a lot of people can't even get jobs in the fields they went to school for.
College is a party for kids. Rich or poor, the parents are paying for their kids socialite experience.
Good on ya! A guy I know was working a service station, got sick of it, did a rail safety course for about $1000, applied for and became a freight train driver! Guy makes nearly 100k a year, tough job though.
I myself quit school part way through year 11, got a trade, stuck it out for four years, and am on decent money with low stress and excellent hours. Also 100% debt free!
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carbanara ago
The left says go to college, the logical rest, says get a trade.
Trades can easily pay as well as a BS, with a tenth of the debt. You will have a pay cap, but a lot of people can't even get jobs in the fields they went to school for.
College is a party for kids. Rich or poor, the parents are paying for their kids socialite experience.
ixaxxar ago
I took a two weekend 4 day class to get a cdl license. The class cost 1k. I got a job the next week making 52k a year, I'm a high school dropout.
How people get into 100k+ debt and a worthless degree for a job making sub 30k boggles my mind.
DeliciousNoseClams ago
Good on ya! A guy I know was working a service station, got sick of it, did a rail safety course for about $1000, applied for and became a freight train driver! Guy makes nearly 100k a year, tough job though.
I myself quit school part way through year 11, got a trade, stuck it out for four years, and am on decent money with low stress and excellent hours. Also 100% debt free!