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the condo is a liability, the degree is an investment in human capital. today the degree is the old high school diploma. there is not going to be much available to you in the better jobs without it.
If you had the money, would you go to college and get the degree of your choice or buy a condo in a location you desire?
If I had alot of money, I would get the condo. At least I can run a home based business. What can you get with a college degree? Maybe a piece of paper which you can blow your nose with. There are lots of people that have degrees but they are out of work and having trouble getting a job.
Good luck with that. It is probably illegal to run a home based business out of most condos. The HOA will often disallow it.
The people you see with degrees that are out of work or have trouble finding a job more than likely either made bad choices, like failing to increase their skills and knowledge so they could find work or are waiting for someone else to figure things out for them.
You know why the people who say a degree is a piece of paper you can use to blow your nose think that don't you? Because it takes someone with a degree to figure out that tissue paper is used when blowing one's nose and the dummies use paper.
I had to laugh at the post. If you had a lot of money why would you want a home based business and a condo and not something better in life? Maybe your goals are low or without the experience and knowledge that comes with education, thinking of higher ideals is difficult?
If you had the money, would you go to college and get the degree of your choice or buy a condo in a location you desire?
If I had alot of money, I would get the condo. At least I can run a home based business. What can you get with a college degree? Maybe a piece of paper which you can blow your nose with. There are lots of people that have degrees but they are out of work and having trouble getting a job.
What it really depends on is what kind of degree you're talking about. If it's something in demand, definitely the degree. Over the course of your career it will immensely increase your earning power. If it's something like philosophy then maybe you should just buy the condo and get an hourly job somewhere.
What it really depends on is what kind of degree you're talking about. If it's something in demand, definitely the degree. Over the course of your career it will immensely increase your earning power. If it's something like philosophy then maybe you should just buy the condo and get an hourly job somewhere.
I work with a guy who has both bachelor's and master's in Philosophy - off the chart smart and very valuable IT professional. Would he be where he is now without his degree? Absolutely not. Is it his specific degree that defines his earning potential? Again - no. Just had to say this, because you mentioned philosophy.
What it really depends on is what kind of degree you're talking about. If it's something in demand, definitely the degree. Over the course of your career it will immensely increase your earning power. If it's something like philosophy then maybe you should just buy the condo and get an hourly job somewhere.
i would dis-agree .today a degree in bird watching is just fine. it does not matter what the degree is in. a degree is for the most part is only a filter . it functions as our high school diploma did in my generation.
it is no pass to a high paying job but without it your shot at it is much less .
Interesting question, the degree is something they can never take away from you, condo can go away many ways.
As an offshoot of the original post, I often wonder if some people would be better off with a degree from a lower price state school and a condo vs. a high price Ivy League education only for the same total cost.
Some degrees it would make a difference but in other cases, no way...take the condo bonus!
i would dis-agree .today a degree in bird watching is just fine.it does not matter what the degree is in. a degree is for the most part is only a filter . it functions as our high school diploma did in my generation.
it is no pass to a high paying job but without it your shot at it is much less .
We can agree to disagree, but I completely disagree with that statement. Lots of fresh college grads with undergrads and masters degrees are unemployed right now and drowning in student loan debt because they can't find a job. If you just want a degree in bird watching for the personal enjoyment/satisfaction, then that is all well and good. But if you're attaining the degree for career growth you won't achieve the same ROI on that investment with all of them. And today it is quite in investment to go to college.
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I work with a guy who has both bachelor's and master's in Philosophy - off the chart smart and very valuable IT professional. Would he be where he is now without his degree? Absolutely not. Is it his specific degree that defines his earning potential? Again - no. Just had to say this, because you mentioned philosophy.
There are exceptions to everything. But I think you'd agree that a person pursuing IT with a philosophy degree (or bird watching as other poster said) will be at a disadvantage vs other people with specific degrees related to computers, at least in the early part of their career before they've accumulated a great deal of experience. It's not to say people can't succeed with a degree in philosophy, or no degree whatsoever. But the main idea of this thread is the value of a college degree. And I say : it depends.
What can you get with a college degree? Maybe a piece of paper which you can blow your nose with.
Anybody who believes this will surely be better off with the condo, as such a person is never going to make it among informed, educated people.
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