Difficult Impasse - Dare to suggest a solution?

[Randy McIntosh]

Good Afternoon All,

So the main question is... to go to college or not to go to college?

A little more background may help clarify the question. I'm 29, prior military and new the IT field. I picked the IT industry upon leaving the Military because I have always had an interest but am now currently paying my dues on a IT Support help desk, which is driving me insane. Thus, the current plan being to go to college and get a higher education, climb the ladder etc. Now after being exposed to the NR and looking at life with a different set of eyes, is this the right path for me?

To complicate things, I'm married. I realize that I may be addressing this as an obstacle and it's because, well, it is. I've had the entrepreneurial bug before without much success. (Network Marketing) So, needless to say she will be quite the deterrent to my/our liberation. Maybe I can convince her to read the book also.

I've started listening to 4HWW via audio during my commute, which I decided is not the best way to thoroughly delve into the material. I'll be purchasing the book during my lunch break today. So, I apologize for not having more knowledge of the marital it's self.

I look forward to your ideas!

[dking]

Education is always a good investment.

The problem is most of what you are tough in school is worthless in every day life; And a large part of it is simply there out of tradition.

My advice? Go to collage if you want, but make sure its something you can actually use. If not, spend the money on books instead, then go out and do the things described in them.

[badhank]

school is important as it teaches how to operate in a structure, but you are a military guy so im gonna assume you dont need that lesson.

The other thing it provides is a "measuring stick" to say you know at least "x" amount. you can take individual courses on the specific items that interest you and get certificates which say just about the same thing, but u can probably complete them on your own time, and faster.

If you have a specific technology you want to learn, go for the certificates/self-learn. If you want a school experience and have the time and $ then do that. You can apply the methods in the book either way as long as u take the time to do it.

[webgal]

It is the process and working with a team and towards a goal. That's what college is about. Now I use my education everyday. I was a journalism major in the advertising sequence. But there are other parts I did not see as valuable at the time and have come to find out it's the discipline. It's simply more than specifically WHAT you learn.

[Randy McIntosh]

Thank you very much for your input everyone. My main reason for asking is because the purpose of going to college is would be to further my education for the means of furthering my career. If I want to part of the NR I’m guessing that is not going to help me much as my career choice would most likely put me in a direct service industry, which will be trading time for money still. So, part of me is leaning toward staying where I’m at and finding a muse that would be internet related to allow me the time freedom that would be my ultimate goal. So I can either do both, very time intensive, to further my education and work on my muse with the little time left between work and school. Or put school on hold and devote as much time as possible into creating personal and financial freedom. Thanks in advance for your responses.