Comments on: Is College Worth The Cost? https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/ Money | Minimalism | Mohawks Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:57:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-8043 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:57:10 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-8043 Good job!! Just added some money to the pot ;) Hope you can reach your goal! Be sure to link to it on your facebook page and everywhere else so your friends and family know (just don’t promote it like crazy and piss them off, haha…)

]]> By: LB https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7933 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:09:36 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7933 Here is my campaign and plea to send me back to college: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/campaign-0-1115

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7923 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:18:57 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7923 Hey, thanks for sharing your story with us! Love reading these different opinions. And I agree that working for yourself has its advantages, which I’m hoping to get really acquainted with first hand soon! :)

]]> By: jero https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7915 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:55:01 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7915 btw I went back for degree in Political Science as I always had interest in it and I am not involved with local politics and work with several not for profit groups. My programming still pays majority of the bills though… I did not learn this in school, I learned it for fun when I was a teenager. Most of the classes I was taking at university were already behind the industry, that is why I left, I already knew all the stuff and wasn’t learning anything. I am not sure if all industries are like that but IT definitely was and still somewhat is…

]]> By: jero https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7914 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:48:04 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7914 I definitely agree with some posters don’t do it unless you have a safety net. Myself I come from a poor family, my parents couldn’t afford to send me to school. I paid it all myself. There wasn’t this time to sit, get funded, ponder life. I needed to pay rent and eat. So where do you get these contacts for funding or joining your entrepreneurship? College. Where do you think people are going to respect you? College… It’s almost sadly a prerequisite for anything these days. I actually dropped out of school after 3 years to work in the IT industry…(I was a straight A student) I made a lot of money for awhile and quit b/c the money was too good to turn down, but that was THEN in 2001. 10 years things have changed, do not believe that stuff above in this article for most purposes. Those companies were happening almost 10 years ago as well. Jump to current, people want the degree (in what field doesn’t really matter). I would certainly avoid taking on debt for a graduate degree though unless a co pays for it or if you are an elite academic. I eventually took out some loans just to do be able to do easier, what I was already doing! Try changing a job if your successful business suddenly dries up and you have to work for the man a bit. What happens if the bank starts funding your loan? Experience? HAH. The HR department wants the degree. The potential clients wants the degree. I would have the degree just for a backup but working for yourself is also great. Think of it as investment in yourself just in case you ever have to work a real job. In the information age, I definitely agree modern education is behind the times and brick and mortar, along with the huge salaries are quite arcane.

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7612 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:06:10 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7612 That is very smart :) With a mentality like that you will go far my friend!

]]> By: LB https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7605 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:34:40 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7605 I will definitely try anything! I don’t care if no one contributes, it will be good for me write my goal down and tell everyone that school is my top priority. Thanks for the idea :)

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7440 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:25:08 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7440 Yes, do it!!! And set up a page here like my friend Lauren, and I will contribute :) You might be able to get others too!

http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/campaign-0-1034

]]> By: LB https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7405 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:07:01 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7405 I am doing whatever it takes to go back to school. Can I take you up on your offer to contribute? :)

]]> By: Marti Pattinson https://eliteedgemoney.com/is-college-worth-the-cost/#comment-7030 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:46:57 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=3618#comment-7030 Excellent article… A college education is worth every dime and then some! My oldest grandson is in his first year and all ready has a definite plan of two engineering degrees! He plans to be hired before graduation! He will have hands on experience as well as the paper it takes to get the better employment opportunities.

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