I think Bill Gates is one of the people without an education, and of course, he is quite successful. I just wouldn't want to take that risk. By and large, an education opens more doors for you than not having one. I wouldn't have landed my first job without one, and of course, having a law degree was a neccesity for my current job.

Having a college education does not guararntee you money. I am not sure where people come up with that idea. However, statistically speaking..and I am not a stats major by anyone's imagination, one does stand to earn more with an education than without. Again, sure, it works the other way, but, that is not the normal course of events. And, more education generally opens your mind more, if you are one of those people open to having your mind opened. Frankly, some people aren't into that. Change, even positive change, is difficult for some people. Plus, many don't like the 'little fish in a big pond' environment many colleges foster. Many people were super bright in high school and then, when challenged by higher learning, were quite taken aback. This young lady that I know was one of her high school's top students. That was so far from the situation in college, and sadly, she dropped out of two schools rather than rise to the challenge.

Education is as much about figuring yourself out as it is about figuring out what you want to do with your life.

Kblaix- I don't know your husband's age, nor what he does for a living. BUT, if I had to guess, I would say he is probably younger than many of us that would post more strongly about the importance of an education.

Freedom, you have an LLM in tax? And, you found law school hard? WOW. I remember one thing about tax from law school, and that is that section 61 defines income. He he he...math, tax, biology, I couldn't do second grade level in any of those subjects.

A- do what you think makes you happy. If you also make money at it, it is a bonus.