tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post5506036668020091264..comments2024-03-18T08:03:17.059-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: Eleutheros on DebtHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-2021259609349158802008-11-18T13:16:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:16:00.000-05:00I agree w/ Allen. Proverbs says "Houses and riches...I agree w/ Allen. Proverbs says "Houses and riches are from fathers...", and also "a good man leaves an inheritance to his childrens' children".<BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong with acquiring a higher level education, but it should be prioritized within the context of a (future) family.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383459713944120140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-87764754285983663662008-11-16T01:04:00.000-05:002008-11-16T01:04:00.000-05:00Why not take all that time, energy and money, and ...Why not take all that time, energy and money, and instead of sending your kid off to college - and buy him a house, or help him build his own. Then with no mortgage he can begin his family debt free and it won't matter that he get a high paying job to take care of things. I think that is sound higher education.<BR/>Allen ShropshireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-40120035658234209782008-11-15T21:07:00.000-05:002008-11-15T21:07:00.000-05:00It is well known that one of the issues faced my g...It is well known that one of the issues faced my generation (as well as all generations) is peer pressure. Making the decision to go to college is not exempt from this pressure. It might be logical and easy at times to say no to drugs, but it seems illogical for my generation to say no to college.<BR/><BR/>I went to college. Studied zoology and philosophy and where did it get me? To an apprenticeship that had no prerequisite of a college education. Luckily I made it our without any debt, but most of my college buddies did not.<BR/><BR/>Why are we spending so much money on educations that sometimes provide very little direct improvement on job finding? I think mostly peer pressure. We have somehow began to look down on anyone without a college degree. I even catch myself doing it now that I have one. <BR/><BR/>What A ShameGrady Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236758444221525158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-16823724382199165472008-11-14T22:35:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:35:00.000-05:00$70,000 dollars later and one Masters degree, I mu...$70,000 dollars later and one Masters degree, I must say this is sound advice indeed.<BR/><BR/>The degree while a satisfying accomplishment pales in comparison to the cost, and no matter who tells you, you will most likely NOT immediately grab up a job making six figures a year.<BR/><BR/>Learn from my own foolishness and learn how to swing a scythe instead, much more rewarding, and you can eat the product. Parchment tastes foul no matte what the topping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com