Ag_of_08 said:
Tom Fox said:
Ag_of_08 said:
I'm in my late 30s, but have friends that run through into their twenties.... not a single one of them cares about Instagram followers sans a couple that are using it as a side hustle.
They care about the fact that, even with a degree, a lot of them aren't even making it. I care about the fact I'm working a job that payed me what I considered an excellent wage 15yrs ago when I started is becoming an absolute dead end and only paying 5$ an hour more.... my only way out is starting over, and there's no way I can afford to do that.
I left my career making 130k at 38 and went to law school in 2012.
12 years later, I own my own business and make right at 7 figures. It is doable depending on you and your risk tolerance.
I have a useless degree(scratch that...i never finished and am not sure i can now) and no real way to change my circumstances. I truthfully don't know if i finished the thing there's anything I could really do. I know my field exceptionally well, it just doesn't pay unfortunately.
That's where a huge number of us stand unfortunately..... we effed up at 18-21, now there's no real comeback
That sucks bro. I changed careers once before trying law school.
My undergrad was a useless liberal arts degree. I got a fed job and just felt dead ended. I married at 35. Had my first at 37 and that motivated me to make the change. My wife was 21 when we got married and a newly minted accountant. She supported me for the first half of law school and then we had our second and she stayed home. Childcare in DC was insane. I worked at Lowes inside lawn and garden at night while in law school. That was quite the change from being a federal agent, but I really enjoyed it.
And I can honestly say it was worth every minute of uncertainty, anxiety, and tireless work. We did it together.
Opportunity is all anyone can really ask for. Outcomes are never guaranteed. We only get one chance at this life.