>Be me >Get out of military >GI Bill >Start school to turn passion into a thing >Major in Intellectual History and debate between Phil or Econ minor / double major >Making 3.1k a month on top of paid school >Get waifu pregnant >OhshitINeedMoney.jpg >Join trade union >Use GI Bill to make Journeyman rate >104k a year >Comfy life but feel something missing >Don't know how, when, or should I go back to school >Waifu supports me >Me afraid of finishing MA at 40 something and die an 'autodidact' >PhD dreams die
Should I pursue school slowly? Should I just read and learn on my own and save the money?
Any advice, been bugging me for about a year now. Thanks Veeky Forums
Joshua Scott
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Jack Lopez
Bump plss
David Bennett
If you have a comfy trade job that makes 6 figures why bother? You can find everything you'd be paying to learn online.
Evan Long
Idk, I just feel like having a degree is a good accomplishment in of itself
Jack Harris
Your waifu is pregnant? That’s gonna be your biggest concern...
Asher Jones
It's more prepping and emotionally investing myself since I'm fortunate enough to be in a trade union
Everything has been going well desu, still sinking in I'm going to be a dad who goes on Veeky Forums
Tyler Mitchell
OP it's too late to take the academic route. You have a wife and kids. Keep your good job and use your military discipline to get into a studying routine, and also learn to invest that money wisely so you have adequate leisure and ease of mind.
You could also take college very slowly, like a lot of people, a couple of classes at a time.
If anything working will actually give you valuable perspective on the topics you're studying. You don't risk becoming ivory-tower.
David Myers
These are the correct responses. College is for either recently seperated veterans or those looking to get some specialized training. Once you've established yourself and have a career, there is no need to go back. You can learn everything you need to online and if you really need the classroom environment, just take one or two classes at a leisurely pace. Academia is mostly bullshit and the degrees are only worth it as a stepping stone. Take classes you enjoy and or need an instructor to understand.
Lincoln Cooper
What you described is ideal for me. Would you recommend going to the military and then learning a trade or just learning a trade without the military?
Also, I don´t think college should matter to you man, your life seems to be made. College wont give you anything except for maybe having accomplished a goal in life, but you have a good job and no jobs in those fields will realistically pay more. My 2 cents.
