Chance, you are right on the money. I’ve got six years of schoolin’ post high school, and my buddy who didn’t even graduate high school makes almost as much as I do. He’s in a union. That’s six years of lost salary for me that I’ll never be able to make up. Not to mention the student loan debt. Of course, the smartest kids don’t looks for jobs at all, they start their own businesses.

On the plus side for college though, there was a lot more tail at my school than there is in my buddies union. In fact, I’m sure I had more fun during my six years of college than my buddy had during his six years on the job. It’s tough to put a dollar value on the overall college experience.