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Originally Posted by DESS
Mid 20s is a different story. You should have gone back and you will very likely benefit from your decision. Good for you, dude.
Mid 30s is a totally different ball of wax. And the financial component of it is extremely important as he has to consider his inabilitiy (or limited ability) to save towards retirement during the time he is in school, while paying back student loans, and while he has a starting salary straight out of school and will not likely being making much money.
Yes maybe his life will be more fulfilling on one level, but if he then has to work an extra five years to recoup his investment, he is selling his retirment short.
If he's not happy with his current job, there are a lot of things he could do that don't include going to school, which is a poor financial decision with ramifications that extend beyond his bank account/line of credit.
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You have no idea about the financial ramifications of this decision though?
how much is he making right now?
how much will he save in his current position over 4 years if he doesn't go to school?
how much will he be able to save in the years after school vs. those same years if he didn't go to school?
Even looking at it from your stupid financial only outlook it could still be a very good decision. Depending on Thor and his buddies backgrounds they could be making a very smart decision financially to go back to school.
Anyways the main point is that you should definitely do it Thor, if you are going back to take something that you are really interested in.