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Originally Posted by allen080105  First I want to say I totally agree with you. I had a job that I absolutely hated, and it was just a 3 month internship plus some other jobs but it seemed like that internship was the closest to what I would actually be doing when i finished school. It just seemed like the time I had to myself had drastically decreased and the week went by so fast at that internship. I've read books by richard kiyosaki and alot of others which is why i can totally see what you're saying, but the question I have is what do you think about college. Im a junior now so I'm thinking i might as well finish and college is a good experience, and I'm doin pretty good, but it just seems like I'm wasting money right now. Im paying for classes (and ALOT of other things) right now and its seeming like I don't need the professors because they don't teach. They "lecture" out of the book I paid 100$ for that I have to read myself anyway, and your real grade depends on how well you know the book. They might add some pointless info or have quizzes to see if you're coming to class but it just seems like its all about the book. Plus what's it all for? It seems like its just setting me up to work that 9-5 I don't want to work at anyway. My family just doesn't understand because they all have finished college and work the 9-5 in accounting and they are totally closed minded to any alternative. They all have nice houses and make money and I don't know what they save, but it doesn't seem to me like their living their dreams and its like their having the same money problems kiyosaki describes his "poor" dad as having plus the time they waste at their job.
Then again I've talked to people that say work at a job after you finish school and invest to get out of having to work. Richard kiyosaki put out a game I bought and the game is based on getting out of the "rat race" that is the job you speak of. I really just wanna know where you stand since you've done college. Im just confused right now |
Are you my clone in somekind of alternate reality? I feel EXACTLY the same way! I'm in college now (for three months and I already feel like it's been 12 years or so... *looks at alarmclock and attempts to manifest a roadblocking blizzard*) and though I do enjoy what I learn (html, flash, marketing... I'm studying to become a webdesigner), I also feel like I'm wasting my time. Classes (not always, but often) are just random teachers feeding us information of PowerPoint slides we can download or books we have to buy and learn. In the mean time, I don't have the energy to get a job (I could force myself if I
really wanted to, but it would't be healthy), so I'm living off a student loan. My parents allow me to live with them (not that I have much of a choice with my country's current studenthousing problem) which saves me money, but I'm estimating my debt to be about 23.000 euros when I graduate in four years. Ouch...
I'm also a fan of Richard kiyosaki. I take most of his advice with a grain of salt, but he has some very good points that steve also made in his blog. Why work for someone else? And: passive income is the key to financial freedom. Why should we work for our money when our money can work for us? I'm currently reading some investing books and buy 'fake' stocks so I can practise without losing real money, before I give the stockmarket a go. I might not be Warren Buffet, but I do have one very strong thing going for me: my age. I'm 21 now, so if I save up enough cash to invest without my profit vaporising in transaction fees, I can buy myself some good stocks (or an index tracker) and leave it alone for 20, maybe even 30 years and then
still be young enough to enjoy the rewards! I wouldn't say it's fool proof, but it's as close as I can get
My main reason for staying in college now is actually time. Sure, I have tons of reading to do and assignments to make, but overall I have more time when I did when I had a two week 9-5 job before changing my mind and deciding to attend college at the very last moment. I also have more energy. probably because I'm not locked up in an office building for eight+ hours a day, surrounded by fellow drones who just stare blankly at the clock, waiting for permission to leave, only to come back the next morning. The time and energy I have now, enable me to re-evaluate my current path, perhaps set up a few small streams of passive income and learn more about making money work for me rather than the other way around. I'm planning to use the skills I will learn in these four years to become a freelance webdesigner.
I used to believe it was the right thing (the normal thing!) to do, but now I've woken up thanks to Robert and Steve. I feel my skin crawl whenever I see an ad in the paper of a company looking to hire, or see a pamphlet for yet another "carreer event" at my university. Eeeeeeekk!!!! Get that thing away from me!!!
