i am an embarrassment

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nation i always thought you were older, why do you want to make some this kind of committment to anything at 23, just enjoy your time at the moment and get by.

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Yeah really. Way back in 2003 when I was 23 I thought Chris Moneymaker was the best player in the world. I played $5 SNGs on Paradise and worked at FedEx. And now look at me, I play 100 NL for a living!


Balla.

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fwiw i'm 23, just got a job as a sharepoint developer/consultant, and am getting paid 65k (associates degree as well.) I have no idea why people think there is a strong correlation between level of education and earning potential (If this were the case all PHD's would be millionaires.)

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It is a proven fact that the higher level of education you have completed the more on average your earning potential.Obviously there are exceptions but maybe if you had a college degree you would understand this.

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Jesus, could you be any more condescending?

There are diminishing returns to higher level education, for salary it goes something like

BA >>>>>>>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>> HS diploma

MA >>>>>>>> BA

PhD and MA are pretty close in salary...sometimes > sometimes < depending on the field

Obviously professional degree money (JD, MBA, MD) >>>>> every other degree

it also depends on what type of PhD...a PhD in chemistry and you're making 6 figures in the pharma industry...a PhD in English lit and you are working at Starbucks earning $7/hr writing the next great American novel.

I dropped out of a top 5 gradschool with a scholarship and I pulled in 6 figures last year...my cohort is doing paid internships on Capitol Hill in DC making like 20k a year eating ramen noodles.

And finally, money is not the most important thing...quality of life is paramount, imo and an advanced degree doesn't buy you that. Who cares if some corporate lawyer is making 300k if they work 100 hour weeks and never see their kids?

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good post.

trip deserved your tone also b/c he was being a condescending deuchebag.

but, in reality, the first line in his post (bolded) is definitely correct. if he stopped after "obviously there are exceptions" it would have been perfectly correct.

Barron