What would you do?

[Dave003]

Alright guys didnt expect this thread to turn into a college debate personaly I think a college education is a great thing I just have no idea what to major in. Like I said before Im entering the airforce in a year and when I do whats left of the money is getting put in a CD. If I dont become a career airman I plan on using my GI bill to go to school hopefully by then i'll know what I want to do. Till then Im just sitting on my hands not blowing my money on M3s but I do plan on spending a couple Gs traveling or a cruise or hell even a roadtrip across the country, So r3v again What cool shit is there to see in this world

[trackjunkie21]

take the 40k and #OccupyPoland!

our money is still better than theirs

Not for long;) Euro is taking over.

[MAXELHOFF]

most people can't spell college

Thailand. Buy Ford stocks. Or. Act like you have no money. Do what YOU would like to. Learn something.

[nightfly]

There are a good number of people here saying college is a bad idea or overrated, and I think they are all dumbasses. At no point is learning more a bad idea. Yes, you can make good money without a college degree, but you have to be exceptional in some area and those people are few and far between. The average income of people with only a high school diploma is 36k a year, whereas college grads average over 50k. Also, the economy is shit, so now is a great time to be in school. In 3-4 years the job market should be better making your future prospects better. It's an investment, yes there is initial cost and some risk, but if you truly work your hardest and get as much out of it as you can you'll be better off for it. *flame suit on*

Depends on what you're learning; learning lots of useless information and paying through the nose for it is pretty dumb. Besides, going to college won't make you smart. It'll make you knowledgeable. And deep in debt. And sure, if you want to work for someone else the rest of your life, having a degree will be an asset. But if you have some startup money, and a good mind for business, then take that 40K and go out and give it a shot. After all, if you're really sharp, you can get your frioggin' degree online if you really want to. Like Slammin328.guy said, find a simple business you can run and work hard at making it work. (24 hr donut shops are also good but make your own, don't buy the franchise).

[Mercury[BKM]]

take the 40k and #OccupyPoland!

our money is still better than theirs

[Calegrant]

There are a good number of people here saying college is a bad idea or overrated, and I think they are all dumbasses. At no point is learning more a bad idea. Yes, you can make good money without a college degree, but you have to be exceptional in some area and those people are few and far between. The average income of people with only a high school diploma is 36k a year, whereas college grads average over 50k. Also, the economy is shit, so now is a great time to be in school. In 3-4 years the job market should be better making your future prospects better. It's an investment, yes there is initial cost and some risk, but if you truly work your hardest and get as much out of it as you can you'll be better off for it. *flame suit on*

School should be used when the career path you're on requires it, going for the simple sake of going to learn or hoping you'll find what you want to do is a costly gamble. As for stats for salaries, I have a feeling the super wealthy (most possess degree's) and the super poor (don't have degree's) do their part at making it an unfair comparrison. If you compared salaries of those between 50 and 100k I'd bet they're closer than you think.

Claiming that all people who say college is a bad idea dumbasses is quite ignorant yourself. I'm surrounded by people with no post secondary education, but I also have plenty of friends who went on to pursue higher learning and are still struggling to make use of it. It's worthwhile when it's just one rung on the ladder to achieving your final goal, otherwise IMO your efforts could be directed elsewhere.

[Thizzelle]

Dont go to school because less competition on job market for me, and invest in something you love.

[e30e]

There are a good number of people here saying college is a bad idea or overrated, and I think they are all dumbasses. At no point is learning more a bad idea. Yes, you can make good money without a college degree, but you have to be exceptional in some area and those people are few and far between. The average income of people with only a high school diploma is 36k a year, whereas college grads average over 50k. Also, the economy is shit, so now is a great time to be in school. In 3-4 years the job market should be better making your future prospects better. It's an investment, yes there is initial cost and some risk, but if you truly work your hardest and get as much out of it as you can you'll be better off for it. *flame suit on*

No flaming here, I agree with you. But I also have a bs degree that I dont use and work for a job where making 50k out of high school is easily done.

Picking a major based on a salary is stupid though, you need to do what you love and comfortably live off of. Don't be necessarily scared of student loans there is a lot of government sponsored/ private companies that do loan forgiveness for working for them that would give you good career experience.

[GThomas]

Leave 33k back at home and take 6 months and go nuts on some European broads. A lot of the college stuff depends on what you want to do, so my advice would be to take this little break, but spend some time pondering a smart career choice for when you go back home. Find a fun 4 year school and enjoy the college experience. Don't buy things that will lock you down and do your best to save most of that money. Exchanging 20k for gold or silver might be a good move in this unstable economy, but then again I'm no investor. Basically go out there and live it up, do some weird shit, make some memories but always look at everything as an opportunity for the future.

[slammin.e28]

20,000 $2.00 whores

2 $20,000 whores.

[long tall eta]

20,000 $2.00 whores

[matthugie]

There are a good number of people here saying college is a bad idea or overrated, and I think they are all dumbasses. At no point is learning more a bad idea. Yes, you can make good money without a college degree, but you have to be exceptional in some area and those people are few and far between. The average income of people with only a high school diploma is 36k a year, whereas college grads average over 50k. Also, the economy is shit, so now is a great time to be in school. In 3-4 years the job market should be better making your future prospects better. It's an investment, yes there is initial cost and some risk, but if you truly work your hardest and get as much out of it as you can you'll be better off for it. *flame suit on*

[EndreM]

...and thus MORE e30s! Maybe it's good to run out of money at times, if this is the case! ;)

Exactly!

If I didn't buy 6 normal E30's I could have had two E30 M3's.

Hopefully OP will learn before he runs out of money.

[325ix]

Put into my retirement fund and start that early.
Then go to college.

This is exactly what I was going to say. You can travel after you have a good paying job.

[slammin.e28]

Money wont buy you happiness. Unless you got tons of it.

Use the money to get more money, don't waste it on stuff you don't need or stuff that only last a little while.

Use them for something that will get you more, for example school, investing, learning something useful (like welding, reupholstering, etc).

I had some money, and I bought a shit ton of E30's. I was happy, but now I'm broke. I don't regret any of it, 'cause I had a good time, but if I spent it in a smarter way, I would have a lot more of it.

...and thus MORE e30s! Maybe it's good to run out of money at times, if this is the case! ;)