That's a good article in Money, and it's a good point you're making. I've felt having a degree is somewhat of a tradition for a lot of families, not to mention the School you're expected to go to. My brother and sister graduated from the same university, and I was expected to do the same, but didn't want to and joined the military instead. Both of my siblings have graduated and not working occupations according to the degrees they earned, and neither has been to all the places in Europe I've been to while in the military, and I'm also making parr what my sister is earning with my graduated brother is earning the least of the three.
Do I still want to get a degree? Sorta, not so much for monetary potential, more for personal credentials. I think there have only been 2 jobs I couldn't apply for because I didn't know the right person to get me in and the job required a Bachelor's degree. Other than these 2 jobs I passed on all my other occupations came about from people I knew who recommended me. There's a good book called "The Peter Principle" that sums up a couple of things, but one of them is, it's not what you know but who you know that can get you a job/position that you want.
I'm not dismissing the idea that a degree is good to have, but I concur, for a lot of people college can be a ripoff.
Do I still want to get a degree? Sorta, not so much for monetary potential, more for personal credentials. I think there have only been 2 jobs I couldn't apply for because I didn't know the right person to get me in and the job required a Bachelor's degree. Other than these 2 jobs I passed on all my other occupations came about from people I knew who recommended me. There's a good book called "The Peter Principle" that sums up a couple of things, but one of them is, it's not what you know but who you know that can get you a job/position that you want.
I'm not dismissing the idea that a degree is good to have, but I concur, for a lot of people college can be a ripoff.