You have to know what you're good at and your chances of making lots of money with your skills. Using myself as an example: I have no skills that "count" in "the new economy" - I'm good at writing, speaking, cooking, and making music, but not enough of a child prodigy in any of those areas (nor a head for business) to launch a career right out of high school. Consequently, I declined all student loan offers and decided I wouldn't get higher ed unless I could do it without going into debt.
After a few years of minimum-wage/unemployment struggle, I got a job at a university, where my benefits package includes taking up to 6 credit hours per semester at the whopping cost of $25 per credit hour. So I won't get my degree until I'm in my late 30s. No big deal. By the time I have my degree, I will have 15 years' experience in my field, plus all of the "cross-training" I've acquired in my job.
So even if you don't have a loan, or you get a degree in "something that doesn't count," you can still have a career. The trick is to find your way around the system of loan and debt. You have to know what you're good at, know what your prospects are, and find a path to walk.
Seems similar to what other small-scale auto manufacturers have done in the past. DeLorean Motor Company, for example, implemented changes as soon as they were able, not waiting for a model-year change -- slight changes to the interior, the disappearing fuel filler flap, and a minor change in the brake light circuit's wiring all come to mind. I'd not be surprised if other manufacturers with small production numbers (i.e. Lotus & Lamborghini [not counting their tractors]) take a similar tack to incremental updates like this.
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If I'm on the island, it's uninhibited. Even if it wasn't before. [dance club music]
I remember when Russia was guilty of price-fixing apples.
Never mind living longer in my old age. I want to live longer NOW! I can already imagine what I would do with an extra few days or weeks per year.
Or you could, y'know, listen to the radio.
You have to know what you're good at and your chances of making lots of money with your skills. Using myself as an example: I have no skills that "count" in "the new economy" - I'm good at writing, speaking, cooking, and making music, but not enough of a child prodigy in any of those areas (nor a head for business) to launch a career right out of high school. Consequently, I declined all student loan offers and decided I wouldn't get higher ed unless I could do it without going into debt. After a few years of minimum-wage/unemployment struggle, I got a job at a university, where my benefits package includes taking up to 6 credit hours per semester at the whopping cost of $25 per credit hour. So I won't get my degree until I'm in my late 30s. No big deal. By the time I have my degree, I will have 15 years' experience in my field, plus all of the "cross-training" I've acquired in my job. So even if you don't have a loan, or you get a degree in "something that doesn't count," you can still have a career. The trick is to find your way around the system of loan and debt. You have to know what you're good at, know what your prospects are, and find a path to walk.
Seems similar to what other small-scale auto manufacturers have done in the past. DeLorean Motor Company, for example, implemented changes as soon as they were able, not waiting for a model-year change -- slight changes to the interior, the disappearing fuel filler flap, and a minor change in the brake light circuit's wiring all come to mind. I'd not be surprised if other manufacturers with small production numbers (i.e. Lotus & Lamborghini [not counting their tractors]) take a similar tack to incremental updates like this.