The 5 guys who BS on the forum BS Thread

I was waiting for this response

 

i skipped that step. Avoided the stress

 

the college step?

 

yessir. I graduated high school and the next morning was at work. Been working since. Its worked out great for me, being part owner of a very successful business but it wasnt all peaches.

 

i'm stoked to graduate. i've been working as a tutor and investing my money wisely throughout college mostly to pay for truck stuff and booze and guns and other toys. I have to say though, i'm pretty jaded toward the whole higher ed thing. This whole school is a sham and im starting to feel that way about how everything requires degrees and degrees... like i don't want to go get an MBA just to advance in a job. hopefully its just undergrad that feels so pointless

 

its my experience that experience pays. Education is great, it just wasnt for me. I have over 10 years in my industry but some places for whatever reason think they need to scare off perfectly good candidates with demanding a degree. I personally would take proven experience over a piece of paper and a person with a big bag of debt behind them.

 

i guess its the degree thats helping me get experience. but ill be one of few who are debt free graduating

 

It's what you do with that degree that will differentiate you from those that just wanted a piece of paper

 

thats awesome. Not many can do that. Its a double edged sword. You need experience to get jobs but cant get the job because you dont have the degree. Its pretty ridiculous sometimes.

 

I've recently starting focusing on my education. I just finished my CCAF which is an accredited Associated Degree through the Air Force. I'm now trying to knock out my BA just trying to narrow down the schools which credit most or all of my previous credits. My career field / rank has been on the hook for Force Management (reduction) since it dropped last year. I hope to at least have my degree finished and about 10 years experience in the military to my name if I can't duck the cuts. The health insurance is the real pull for me as my Wife has run in to some serious health "setbacks" the past few years. If I hadn't been in the military when this went down I can only imagine the cost / debt we'd be facing now.

 

I'm studying for a business degree but at this point I feel like I'm just in it for the paper because I know all this stuff already from personal experience. Oh well

 

Mornin gents! Off to work another fabulous 17 hour day

 

I'll be debt free when I graduate as well

 

Yay mommy and daddy paying for everything

 

No. My inheritance is paying for everything.

 

that doesnt make sense to me, I'm a college student

 

but lots of money

 

Just poking fun man. Resentful humor, coming from someone who is working 2 jobs to pay for full time classes

Not lots of money actually. I mean, $12/hr for a machinist with no prior experience isn't bad, but that job is 7am-3:15 today. Then I have my second job, 7/11, from 4-11 tonight. That's only $8 an hour. What's nice about 7/11 though is I get time and a half on holidays

 

is today a holiday i'm unaware of?

 

hey its more than I'm making, I'm only working 16 hours a week, I'm a full time student living on campus, and i drive 45 minutes to work, and I'm an assistant lacrosse coach too. my days suck

 

tutoring can pay between 30-70 per hour but i only worked a few hours a week and haven't done it this semester so im just gouging into my savings,

 

yeah thats what i try to avoid, but my paychecks are barely covering gas lol

 

No. Just stating a "perk"

I'm working 55+ a week... Living at home. Paying $400 a month to my dad for a loan and $450 for school. Ugh

 

ugh is the right word

 

You will when you get older and can't drink as much as you used to. I used to down 30 pack a night on good nights. Now I can't even have more than 4

 

well during summers/winters when i work daily my number drops way down cause i just don't have time/i don't want to. its the culture man.

 

I had about 6 beers two weeks ago and I swear it took about 3 days to feel right haha.

 

Old

 

Just you wait whippersnapper

 

I'm not a huge drinker. I DO get shitfaced when I play GTA but other than that, I'll usually have a beer or two and call it a night lol. I don't have fun when I'm hammered (unless playing GTA)