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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like an excuse to not save for college[/quote]

Genuinely curious - What is with the blind allegiance to college here? This board is so antsy and active. Honestly wondering why so many hopes are pinned to this and why worth seems to be measured by what college your kid goes to. "Pointy" kids? Even the terminology is dehumanizing. What is the allure?[/quote]

Because attending college leads to much higher earnings over a lifetime.  It opens many more doors.  Heck, Admins/EAs are now required to have a College degree at many companies.  Is it needed?  Not always, but an EA with a college degree thinks on a different level than someone who just started working at 18 with no other goals/plans in life.

Also, unless your kid is interested in a Trade, it's a much more challenging path to a successful career without a college degree.  Sure you can be a manager at a fast food joint, but you will work 75+ hours/week, many unscheduled and will still max out your salary at a lower level than someone with a college degree.  I know---my kid worked fast food, the management tried to recruit them, most of them were only making $80-90K (in a place where $20/hr is minimum wage).  My kid makes $80K 2 years post college in a MCOLA (not our home), in a position that literally only requires you "have a college degree, any college degree and we will train you".  My kid works 45 hour weeks most of the time.  I want my kid to have that opportunity over being overworked and having a ceiling on earnings. [/quote]

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