Comments on: Can Adult Education Help You Become Debt-Free?

By: Loren

Loren — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:49:04 +0000

How do you all feel about the book Rich Dad Poor Dad? he wasn’t big on Education!

Loren

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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:24:37 +0000

[...] Saving Advice suggests that adult education can help people become debt-free. [...]

By: Mary@SimplyForties

Mary@SimplyForties — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:45:17 +0000

Very good article. Getting a boost in your income is always the other side of the frugality coin. Making the decision to do that through higher-education can be a tough choice but I agree with you that it is well worth it.

By: madsow

madsow — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:03:19 +0000

There is no doubt in my mind that education can help financially.

If you merely look at it from the standpoint of “That B.Science degree is going to cost me $40k” it seems pretty wasteful. But speaking from experience, that 40k was an investment into my future. I more than doubled, almost tripled my salary before college vs. post college, and I had a good job before school.

Education is NEVER a bad thing so long as you use it. With education, you get out of it what you put into it.

Be it a certificate program or a full college degree, it puts you at an advantage over someone who does not have the education and that will land you the job.

By: M. Beddingfield

M. Beddingfield — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:12:01 +0000

Hi Rob, John got a certification. He was also able to test for further certificates that will help increase his salary. I think you are on the right track, you can always start with a certificate program and then return later for a degree. Best of luck!

By: MollyJ

MollyJ — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:01:45 +0000

I think education does help. Also, no matter how much you cut the extras, you’ll never get ahead if your big expenses are too big: your cars, your house, etc. Those are the expenses that need to be as low as possible. Unfortunately, they are the least easy to fix!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:27:29 +0000

Good Story! No doubt adult education can help you get a better salary. My question is this, did John Doe get an Associate’s? Bachelor’s? Or just some sort of certification. I came to his realization about a week ago and am strongly considering Computer Technology for the same reasons.