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Homes "unaffordable" in 99% of nation for average American (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to c/personalfinance@lemmy.ml

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[–] mke_geek@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Engineering is a degree with a practical application.

Those getting degrees in philosophy or art history aren't practical.

Also people shouldn't dismiss getting into the trades. Especially women. Right now there's a shortage of good contractors. There's good money to be made. You don't need college for that.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That’s generally pretty true and also irrelevant to my point of it being worth it to go into debt to invest in education.

Additionally degrees in things like philosophy and art history can be valuable if you go in with a clear headed career path from them.

Trades absolutely shouldn’t be discarded. But the toll on the body should be weighed alongside it. You can make great money as a plumber while you’re still physically able. But if your knees hurt as an 18 year old, don’t try.