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Originally Posted by edn88
The most lucky people in the world are able to find they job that they love doing, are good at and can make money at. The hard part is deciding which of those three you are willing to compromise at and still be happy.
Having said that, if you don't find something you love (or at least like a lot) the money part is not really going to matter.
Personally, I had no idea what I wanted to do when I was an adult (and could argue I might not still) and got no advice from those around me. I started in general sciences along with computer science, then jumped over to economics. In my last term in economics I realized (or thought I realized) that I was never going to use my econ degree.
So with one course to go, I decided to take a break until I could figure out what I really wanted - from there I went back to work doing summer work which led me back into IT and from there into a fairly decent management career in IT.
I am often asked why I never finished my degree, to which point I always answer - I never had to (and I think I was fortunate). I suppose if I was ever put to the task, I would go back to school and use my credits for something else (still have no idea what that would be - cannot imagine it would be to finish Econ). I am pretty certain I would be miserable being an economist (although I certainly use lots of the skills I learned along the way).
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Dude you have one course to go - get that degree if only for the satisfaction of completing what you started. Plus, you never know if it will come in handy. Seriously, what's a course cost these days? $750? What'll it take to complete, a couple of months? I can't believe you wouldn't finish at this point! Don't university credits basically expire after 10 years or something on unfinished programs?