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<blockquote data-quote="turkeyrun" data-source="post: 2251739" data-attributes="member: 27991"><p>Like flattwins, Dad pretty much dictated college, he went to OU for almost 2 years, but had to drop because of money problems. I had a full academic scholarship starting at local 2 yr college then to 4 yr</p><p></p><p>Thought I knew what I wanted, but like stated earlier, first 2 yrs is like HS all over again. Got bored with school, felt like I was wasting my time not getting classes I thought I needed but were required for the degree. Dropped out, got married, had a baby. Was selling carpet and paint, loved it, had taken some business classes, but NO MONEY. </p><p></p><p>Spent 25 yrs working in plastics, chemical, waste water at plants. Got laid off in the 'dumbsizing 90's'. Worked in E&I, loved it, but company got bought out / absorbed by bigger company and they 'no longer needed' us. </p><p></p><p>Opened my own business and then lost it due to loss of business caused by a little thing called 'ENRON'.</p><p></p><p>Tried the truck driving thing, hated it. Did the casino / blackjack dealer thing, wasn't my cup of tea. </p><p></p><p>Finally ended up back in a plant building tires, not the greatest but the pay and the time off lets me live comfortably. Bought a small ranch, some horses and cows, so I can do what I like and establish retirement income. </p><p></p><p>Along the way, I ended up married 37 years to a great wife, had 3 kids, 13 grandkids, 9 horses and 5 dogs. </p><p></p><p>Been, you may or may not think you know what you want to do. Either way, just DO IT, get the experience and keep moving forward. Who knows what lay ahead, enjoy the journey.</p><p></p><p>I have thought 'what if?' many times. The problem isn't what may be possibly better or different, it is what WOULD. ( the wife / kids / grandkids ) wouldn't change a thing.</p><p></p><p>We had a young lady working for us that was going to school to be a teacher. She had ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher. After her first 2 years, she was working as a teacher aid while finishing her last 2 years. SHE HATED IT. Didn't know what to do, felt like she had wasted 2 years and had a lot of debt. Her single Mom couldn't help her much financially and didn't give her much advice. I told her the 2 years wasn't wasted, changing majors wasn't a problem at this point. She was doing marketing and setting window displays for us and she was VERY GOOD at it. </p><p></p><p>The problem with the young having to make a lifelong career decision is THEY ARE YOUN and don't know. Do you best to stay out of debt and find what you enjoy or at least allows you to enjoy your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turkeyrun, post: 2251739, member: 27991"] Like flattwins, Dad pretty much dictated college, he went to OU for almost 2 years, but had to drop because of money problems. I had a full academic scholarship starting at local 2 yr college then to 4 yr Thought I knew what I wanted, but like stated earlier, first 2 yrs is like HS all over again. Got bored with school, felt like I was wasting my time not getting classes I thought I needed but were required for the degree. Dropped out, got married, had a baby. Was selling carpet and paint, loved it, had taken some business classes, but NO MONEY. Spent 25 yrs working in plastics, chemical, waste water at plants. Got laid off in the 'dumbsizing 90's'. Worked in E&I, loved it, but company got bought out / absorbed by bigger company and they 'no longer needed' us. Opened my own business and then lost it due to loss of business caused by a little thing called 'ENRON'. Tried the truck driving thing, hated it. Did the casino / blackjack dealer thing, wasn't my cup of tea. Finally ended up back in a plant building tires, not the greatest but the pay and the time off lets me live comfortably. Bought a small ranch, some horses and cows, so I can do what I like and establish retirement income. Along the way, I ended up married 37 years to a great wife, had 3 kids, 13 grandkids, 9 horses and 5 dogs. Been, you may or may not think you know what you want to do. Either way, just DO IT, get the experience and keep moving forward. Who knows what lay ahead, enjoy the journey. I have thought 'what if?' many times. The problem isn't what may be possibly better or different, it is what WOULD. ( the wife / kids / grandkids ) wouldn't change a thing. We had a young lady working for us that was going to school to be a teacher. She had ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher. After her first 2 years, she was working as a teacher aid while finishing her last 2 years. SHE HATED IT. Didn't know what to do, felt like she had wasted 2 years and had a lot of debt. Her single Mom couldn't help her much financially and didn't give her much advice. I told her the 2 years wasn't wasted, changing majors wasn't a problem at this point. She was doing marketing and setting window displays for us and she was VERY GOOD at it. The problem with the young having to make a lifelong career decision is THEY ARE YOUN and don't know. Do you best to stay out of debt and find what you enjoy or at least allows you to enjoy your life. [/QUOTE]
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