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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
tell me who is better off
a guy who drops out and goes to work in the oil patch
a guy who grads HS, does 4 years and drops 50k on an art's degree
edit* thats asuming a drop out is smart enough to take that route, i find most people who have a hard time completing HS have a hard time completing anything
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in that situation I'd rather be the graduate with the arts degree and 50k out. Working the rigs is good fast money, but you can't do it your whole life. I would also assume the majority of workers who go to the oil rigs at a young age arent very good at money management, it might seem like a ton of cash straight out of grade 11 but 15 years down the road it won't seem as much. (this is an assumption on the money management part but i'd imagine it to be not far from reality)
Once you're done with the rigs, the skills you'd acquire is also very limiting in terms of job placement. Unless you are smart with the quick cash that you've made and use it to invest or start a successful business, it' be a huge slump because chances are, you wont find another job that pays as much as easily.
With the arts degree, you might start off much slower, but it will open much more doors. Again this is all subjective and all depends on the person. On paper the degree is a much better choice, but if you are an intuitive person with a good business and money management skill, I'm sure you'd be off way better in working the rigs for a few years and using that money to grow your wealth.