Do you still work or go to school?

Some people aren't interested in making fortunes and would much rather spend their time teaching the next generation and helping people in general.

That said, college teachers for me were hit or miss. I had the privilege of having excellent teachers in high school. Every single one was helpful and genuinely cared about their students. College was a shock to me. I estimate that about half my teachers were decent people who knew how to do their job and the other half were a bunch of *** ****s who either couldn't teach or didn't know what they were teaching. Kinda funny really. One of them bordered on full blown psycho. He would call us all idiots, tell us not to be afraid to ask questions, and when someone asked a question he'd blow up at him, all but outright calling him a moron.

I agree that if you have the discipline to teach yourself and if you plan on being self employed, school is a bad idea. But most people don't really have a choice. Not to mention that some fields pretty much require school if you want a good education (science for example, access to a university's labs and equipment in particular is well worth the price).

Ha, I majored in Dance and took a break after 3 years and never finished. I began to picture my life after school, and it was not the direction I really wanted to go for long term.

I considered going back a couple of times for different things, but found if I needed particular knowledge on something I just took that and ran with it - IE continuing education to learn quick photoshop in a weekend.

It is funny that society puts such a weight on a college degree - and I guess it is a good thing for most companies to know they are getting someone with some staying power who will stick to things.

If you are planning to seriously run your own business, then it's up to you how much education you need and how important that piece of paper is to you. If you are doubting your ability to run your own online business and feel you will need to return to the work force and think it might help then do go on.

If I look for courses, they are to teach me something specific and they are for ME and I don't mind paying for them. But I see no reason to go full boar and take classes I really have no interest in - because I don't learn that way. I have to really like what I am learning or it just goes in one ear and out the other.

My brother recently has been nagging me that I need to take some business courses to cover my arse on some things. I might take one or 2 classes and play it by ear. But getting "credits" is not what is important to me. If I do it, it is to learn things that will enhance me for the direction I am going in. I can always buddy up with someone to take care of what I don't want to really deal with.