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Master_Shake · 12-16-2004, 11:31 AM

That's great man, I'm really happy you work regular hours and are paid a decent amount of money.

I have no idea your specific circumstances, or what lead you to school and the after job. How much did you pay for school? Scholarship? Parents? How did you get your job? Parents? Friends?

You say you are paid over 6 figures a year. That's great. How long have you been out of high school? At least 7 or 8 years for college and graduate school. How much did that cost? Don't forget to factor in the cost of not working for 7 or 8 years. Even at $30,000 a year that's $240,000 you missed out on by not working. Add $100,000 or more for your college and graduate degrees and you're already starting out $350,000 in the hole.

At your ridiculously inflated income you've now got to work for 3 years just to break even. That's 11 years out of high school.

Imagine if you went to a technical school instead. You'd have been working right away and within 11 years I would not be surprised if a fully certified plumber is making $75,000 easy.

And remember Nemo, you are most certainly not the rule. I went to college, and it cost me more than the above and I don't make 6 figures a year.

Forget this college stuff. The best thing you can do is not get married. Imagine Nemo getting married and divorced. That 6 figure salary would be cut in half. Then you'd be making less than the plumber who wasn't conned into marriage.

And what exactly do you do Nemo? I hesitate to ask this because it might turn out you work for a philanthropic group that helps the homeless, but I'm willing to bet that you (and if not you then certainly most people who graduate from college) still work for the man and only contribute to his oppression of the rest of the world. At least a plumber fixes toliets. That's important stuff. Helping insurance companies cheat people out of benefits, or helping soda companies market sugar water to children, or importing sneakers with lights in them from third-world hell-holes that pay children a dollar a day aren't very noble ways to spend your time. If you do any of those things, then maybe the world would have been better off if you didn't go to graduate school.

And again, if you do work for the World Wildlife Fund or some other charity, disregard my rant as it applies to you. But it still applies to the great majority of people who go to school in this country.

12-16-2004, 11:31 AM	#37 (permalink)
Master_Shake Addict Location: Pennsylvania, USA	That's great man, I'm really happy you work regular hours and are paid a decent amount of money. I have no idea your specific circumstances, or what lead you to school and the after job. How much did you pay for school? Scholarship? Parents? How did you get your job? Parents? Friends? You say you are paid over 6 figures a year. That's great. How long have you been out of high school? At least 7 or 8 years for college and graduate school. How much did that cost? Don't forget to factor in the cost of not working for 7 or 8 years. Even at $30,000 a year that's $240,000 you missed out on by not working. Add $100,000 or more for your college and graduate degrees and you're already starting out $350,000 in the hole. At your ridiculously inflated income you've now got to work for 3 years just to break even. That's 11 years out of high school. Imagine if you went to a technical school instead. You'd have been working right away and within 11 years I would not be surprised if a fully certified plumber is making $75,000 easy. And remember Nemo, you are most certainly not the rule. I went to college, and it cost me more than the above and I don't make 6 figures a year. Forget this college stuff. The best thing you can do is not get married. Imagine Nemo getting married and divorced. That 6 figure salary would be cut in half. Then you'd be making less than the plumber who wasn't conned into marriage. And what exactly do you do Nemo? I hesitate to ask this because it might turn out you work for a philanthropic group that helps the homeless, but I'm willing to bet that you (and if not you then certainly most people who graduate from college) still work for the man and only contribute to his oppression of the rest of the world. At least a plumber fixes toliets. That's important stuff. Helping insurance companies cheat people out of benefits, or helping soda companies market sugar water to children, or importing sneakers with lights in them from third-world hell-holes that pay children a dollar a day aren't very noble ways to spend your time. If you do any of those things, then maybe the world would have been better off if you didn't go to graduate school. And again, if you do work for the World Wildlife Fund or some other charity, disregard my rant as it applies to you. But it still applies to the great majority of people who go to school in this country. __________________ ------------- You know something, I don't think the sun even... exists... in this place. 'Cause I've been up for hours, and hours, and hours, and the night never ends here.