A GED won't matter at all. When your kids are say around 5, you start taking them to volunteer at food banks etc for a couple of hours a week. By the time they're 16 (usually the age that is old enough to be hired in most places) they will have 11 years of volunteer experience (some great referrals from those places too) which will pretty much land them any job they want. After they get their GED, they will have 2 years of work experience plus over a decade of volunteering. They will stand out in a great way. Another great one to start when they are young, is put them through the red cross swimming levels 1-10, then bronze star, bronze medallion, bronze cross. They will be qualified to take life saving courses when they're 16 and can become a lifeguard. A lifeguard starting pay is $18 an hour where I am. Pretty good for a teenager. They can also become lifeguard instructors next. By the time they get that GED, they will have leadership experience. That is worth more than any high school diploma.