My true best friend is BLAZER PROPHET. We've, literally, been best friends since we were 12. The math indicates that would be over 44 years. He's still a jerk, though. Don't get me wrong.
I agree. It also gave me a great base of knowledge for my current profession. people judging others for the money they make is ridiculous. One of the richest guys ive ever met drove an old honda crx. You never know what life situations someone went through to put them where they are. The real 'success' meter for me is if someone is independent and self sufficient enough to take Care of themselves. Anything past that is play or investing money, so who cares.
I measure success based on how many lesbians I can pay to 69 in front of me while I smoke stogies and drink Macallan 25.
I have a 10th grade education (for reals). Life is grand. I'm doing what I love to do. Actually getting paid for it is righteous.
I'm still friends with guys from the neighborhood. My college friends just seem to be more able to travel for guys' weekends, and were there for a lot of shit in all of our lives.
http://www.universitylanguage.com/blog/24/average-salary-college-graduate/ Only $124K. You don't need to be insecure. Of course, the idea that someone attends a university just to get a better job is pretty idiotic.
I wish I was able to go to a 4 year college out of HS like all my peeps. Parents told me about a month before HS graduation that they weren't going to help me and I had to move out. Talk about a slap in the face. It was pretty rough. I think by being thrown into the real world that quick, it taught me a lot. All my friends were down in EUgene partying and living it up and I was at home making $4.75 an hour washing cars at a car dealership. I do know that I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't gone thru those 6 1/2 years of minimum wage....... man, hope I never go back.
I'm not proud of many things, but I do take pride in the fact I didn't cost my mom a dime after I graduated HS. I worked all through college and took out loans to do it. IMO, when you're 18, you're on your own and make your own way.
I can see that now. At the time I didn't understand how my friends parents "took care" of their kids, but mine didn't. I think their decisions, toughened me up and helped make into a better person.
That is the very idea promoted by the government, the universities, high schools...and it's a lie in many cases.
Not at all. There are several factors that come into play with your first job, including internships and nepotism, but in the business world, your school's name can get you into the door to a lot of companies, for at least an interview. I'm pretty fresh off the scene, going to law school here in two months because I didn't see a future in sports marketing, but I can tell you for a fact that all of the recruiters I talked to placed an emphasis on your education (ie: where you got your degree from). Especially in the world of finance, certain firms won't even look at someone without an Ivy League or comparable education. Your school's reputation could absolutely separate you from the pack, and to believe otherwise is just holding on to antiquated notions of the job market from when you got your first job. Now what you do when you actually get your first job is a completely different situation, but in getting that first job, or at least that first interview, your degree is half the battle.
I had ski scholarships, worked, and took out loans. The loans were paid off 10 years ago for my undergrad, and my work paid for my MBA.
While I was brought up in a similar way, my wives family never had to work until after they completed school. Her dad put five kids thru doctorate programs without them having to worry about anything besides school. The older kids helped the younger ones financially when they were able and all have never asked for anything more after graduating. We prepaid the first four years of our kids college already and have funds set up for doctorate programs if they choose that route. Hopefully we have done our job as parents and this proves to be a sound investment.
Agreed. I would like to highlight "in many cases". Looking back at my high school classmates, I would say over half should have never invested money on an education and got little in return.
