How many of you are college/university educated?
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Great thoughts Ghostwalker. Although if the price of your lottery ticket was two tours in Southeast Asia, I'd guess that you earned that ticket.
Happy New Year to you!
I think the government should stop subsidising worthless degrees
In general post secondary education is a good thing. But the idea of the tax payer subsidizing courses like lesbian dance study is ridiculous. Also a real disservice to the person who wasted there time and money one a worthless education highlited once they enter the real world thinking they deserve $100k a year salerly
In general post secondary education is a good thing. But the idea of the tax payer subsidizing courses like lesbian dance study is ridiculous. Also a real disservice to the person who wasted there time and money one a worthless education highlited once they enter the real world thinking they deserve $100k a year salerly
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Andrew69913
Do ANY jobs pay adequate enough to live alone in Vancouver? LoL I have friends in various fields there, mostly film and video game making, but ALL of them seem to have room mates still, even when married lol.
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Andrew69913
Indeed..then again we are falling far behind in academics against countries who have FREE post secondary education. I myself struggled through a BSc which had no real direction...I just felt it was the next thing to do in my life as many do. It wasn't I started taking shorter, more technical type programs that were more specific to my interests that a career (I've had a few already, red seal chef to aerospace engineering) began to take shape. All I learned in my early 20s at a University was how to pinch pennies until my next semester loan payment arrived....of which, any extra went directly to partying of course lol. Now, in my early 40's, I would love to go back to a University. Now that I actually have some experience to draw from and I can challenge concepts and ideas. Anyway...yeah college and university educated fledgling pooner here.
Sitting quiet on a Saturday night I just read thru this thread. Looking back, what a long strange trip it's been.
I started university in the 60's because I was useless at just about everything else in life except for an interest in sports and sex. Luckily I landed a girlfriend right away and got laid a lot that first year. I eventually completed a B Ed. from SFU with an accent on English and Social Sciences. I was a decent scholar, and still remember a lot of the learning experiences.
I gave up teaching after 3 years because I didn't think I was a good influence on kids. I bounced around, lived on Long Beach, went commercial fishing, built a few homes, travelled, had a sales job, and eventually got into the investment world.
I'm happy working in this free ranging field. I'm my own boss, I'm a natural born optimist and helper, and enjoy the chase It is certainly a place that draws on all my past experiences. With the advent of Twitter finance, the flattening and democratization of data and ideas, I can know everything that everyone else knows. It's a lot of fun, because I like a challenge, and it is a good fit for my temperament. And I am not tethered to a PC terminal/telephone.
I really respect people who lucked into their careers by following their instincts or were in the right place at the right time, be it construction, commercial fishing, physiotherapy, heli ski guide, lawyer, dentist, realtor, engineer, and these days, people who work in the digital realm. Doesn't matter what, as long as in the end, are you making a decent living, finding happiness and fulfillment. Discovering this hobby is a major bonus which backfills and feeds my continuing thirst for adventure. Not to mention health benefits, an underrated aspect.
I started university in the 60's because I was useless at just about everything else in life except for an interest in sports and sex. Luckily I landed a girlfriend right away and got laid a lot that first year. I eventually completed a B Ed. from SFU with an accent on English and Social Sciences. I was a decent scholar, and still remember a lot of the learning experiences.
I gave up teaching after 3 years because I didn't think I was a good influence on kids. I bounced around, lived on Long Beach, went commercial fishing, built a few homes, travelled, had a sales job, and eventually got into the investment world.
I'm happy working in this free ranging field. I'm my own boss, I'm a natural born optimist and helper, and enjoy the chase It is certainly a place that draws on all my past experiences. With the advent of Twitter finance, the flattening and democratization of data and ideas, I can know everything that everyone else knows. It's a lot of fun, because I like a challenge, and it is a good fit for my temperament. And I am not tethered to a PC terminal/telephone.
I really respect people who lucked into their careers by following their instincts or were in the right place at the right time, be it construction, commercial fishing, physiotherapy, heli ski guide, lawyer, dentist, realtor, engineer, and these days, people who work in the digital realm. Doesn't matter what, as long as in the end, are you making a decent living, finding happiness and fulfillment. Discovering this hobby is a major bonus which backfills and feeds my continuing thirst for adventure. Not to mention health benefits, an underrated aspect.
Yes, I am. Education is a lifelong journey. I have my sights set on a couple of new programs for next fall, time and funds permitting.
Vancouver has a variety of great free seminars too.
Vancouver has a variety of great free seminars too.
If you like learning for the sake of learning, but are limited by funds, try this:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Yeah...she had me at amortization....but around here it means something completely different.
