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I am receiving increasing pressure from my mom to finish my degree. I had originally canned the idea because I was making 125,000/yr at the time, so didnt really see a need for it. However, my mom just got done her own degree from a degree mill and her womenly instinct are telling her she feels ashamed of having a non degreed son. Ironically I'm the second highest earner in the family, but that's completely irrelevant. Now if this was 30 years ago, then sure I could entertain the idea. However, coming from a background of it never coming up, it's really really hard to justify spending all this time and effort for a piece of paper that will do nothing for my life. I have my own business, I am getting multiple clients, I have a house, and God has blessed me in ways I never knew would be possible. However, in this case, is there even a point to getting a degree? She doesn't even care what the degree is in (she suggested General Studies), she just wants me to have a degree come hell or high water

I am receiving increasing pressure from my mom to finish my degree. I had originally canned the idea because I was making 125,000/yr at the time, so didnt really see a need for it. However, my mom just got done her own degree from a degree mill and her womenly instinct are telling her she feels ashamed of having a non degreed son. Ironically I'm the second highest earner in the family, but that's completely irrelevant. Now if this was 30 years ago, then sure I could entertain the idea. However, coming from a background of it never coming up, it's really really hard to justify spending all this time and effort for a piece of paper that will do nothing for my life. I have my own business, I am getting multiple clients, I have a house, and God has blessed me in ways I never knew would be possible. However, in this case, is there even a point to getting a degree? She doesn't even care what the degree is in (she suggested General Studies), she just wants me to have a degree come hell or high water

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[–] 9 pts

Ask her to pay for it

[–] [deleted] 5 pts

None of that is a good reason to spend the time and money to get the degree. Tell your mom she's a fucking snob and giver her $100 and tell her to go shopping.

What were you studying? It needs to be something that doesn't lead to an exciting career at Starbucks and giving up 125k/year to satisfy snobbery is stupid, retarded, and really fucking dumb. Did I say it's not a smart thing to do? Unless it can help you in some actual way, hard pass. If it can get you more money or put you somewhere you aren't now that you want then work it out SMARTLY.

[–] 4 pts

No. Don't do it. Consider the agony dealing with A SJW curriculum, wacky professors, vaccine mandates and the fact you're going to be punished for being the wrong color. There is no upside for you.

[–] 2 pts

, Doctor.

[–] 2 pts

Now I can be a college grarurate!

This is what I was going to reccomend. Mom won't know the difference.

[–] 1 pt

It depends if your business is sustainable long term, like is it selling 'We Love Biden' hats or is it a construction company?

Having a degree is essential for building a career within a company, but if you have your own company then that's all down to hard work, opportunities taken and luck.

Parents may have a fixed idea about what works in life and they will always push the safe option (education) because they know that kids are stupid, even their own.

I'd work on having a slush fund, so if you did need to retrain you'd still had that option. Also, do what makes you happy rather than what makes other people happy

As a general thing I would always recommend higher education while young, because that experience and confidence is useful.

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I work in software engineering, and I already have a few clients at hand, one pays around 60/hr, and the other pays around 50/hr. Waiting to hear back on the third client which pays around 100/hr. So overall for this year, Im projecting around 425,000 in total revenue. I had mentioned this to my mom but she said it wasn't about the money, and still needed to get a degree because I could be missing out on some opportunities without it

[–] 2 pts

I work in software engineering

yeh, you'll never need a degree, that's all experience and talent. And everything you know is going to be out of date every few years anyway, so you'll be used to picking up new skills

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In that case, you should only go after a degree if it offers you useful knowledge that will help you in the future. Seminars on specific subjects would be more useful to you instead of a formal degree. Frankly I can't understand your mom.

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What opportunities? To be brainwashed by Marxist colleges?

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No, don't waste your time. Just tell your mother to stop asking. Who cares what she thinks? She's like many older people who think college degrees still mean something. My parents feel the same way. They're deluded. Just ignore her or tell her no.

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no, its worthless

I doubt shes ashamed of you, she's probably just proud of herself, and thinks youre missing out. If it will immediately add to your marketability, i'd say maybe give it a go. BUT, if you're already settled in a field thats not going anywhere, and you can live out the rest of your days comfortably, then fuck it.

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How about we do a trade with my degree and salary with your non-degree and income?

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Tell her 'life is full of myriad disappointments....deal with it.' To finish that degree you are going to have to clear all those prerequisites, wherein all the commie brainwashing is most concentrated. If you got your own business, ain't it about time you cut the apron strings, or better yet, get a lawyer to sue for termination of parental rights?

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Is this a rhetorical question?

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