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Old 04-15-2023, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
When a person graduates from high school, my advice to them is to go to college and get a 4-year degree. Anyone can get a degree, even those who are not very intelligent. And with proper planning, you don't need to go deeply into debt. But recently, some people are promoting the idea to skip college and to learn a trade, like welding or plumbing. It is interesting that most of these people already have college degrees, like Mike Rowe, who is always promoting trade schools. I don't have anything against Mike Rowe, but he has a net worth of $30 million, that he didn't earn by being a welder. With a college degree, you will always have more opportunities to get a higher paying job, that does not require hard work, than someone with no degree. Just my opinion.
My son got a 5 year degree in computer engineering, found a great job immediately, makes a lot more than I ever earned, works remotely, moved here with us, buying a new home in July. College worked well for him. Peace!!