08-08-2015, 11:46 PM
For me personally I just decided to find a career that I was happy with and fulfilled by. I am paid very well for what I do and I have a great retirement waiting for me. My wife and I learned how to live on very little money while I was in university and we have carried that forward now that I have a good salary. My student loans will be paid off in a couple years, plus I will own my car outright at that point and both of my kids will be in school full time and out of full time daycare. So in two years we will be doing very well. Right now we just get by and pay off as much debt as we can.
I just think that happiness is the key. You need a job that you're happy with. I had to make a career change because I was in a job that was not right for me at all. For a lot of people university is a complete waste. Skilled trades tend to earn almost as much as university grads and they are not saddled with debt; they actually come out ahead in a lot of cases. I think for your son you should have him take a Myers Briggs test before he decides on a career. I know I wish I had done that before I took my undergrad.
I just think that happiness is the key. You need a job that you're happy with. I had to make a career change because I was in a job that was not right for me at all. For a lot of people university is a complete waste. Skilled trades tend to earn almost as much as university grads and they are not saddled with debt; they actually come out ahead in a lot of cases. I think for your son you should have him take a Myers Briggs test before he decides on a career. I know I wish I had done that before I took my undergrad.