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  1. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    Sure, a good business will beat anything. How many business's fail though? How many just plod along and don't do that well? For every successful business there are hundred and thousands that never really make it. If you have a specialised degree though, even as a plodder it's not going to be...
  2. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    With all that you would still be considered crazy over there if you did not go to college. Go look at what a trade earns over there compared to here. Those are the jobs for the Mexicans. They get paid about $3 an hour. Back to Australia. Here is something interesting for you...
  3. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    Something interesting to also consider. The thinking you can get ahead without a degree is kind of unique to this country. I think it is because we have for a long time had a strong economy so business has been able to grow and our trades are paid extremely well. Ask this question on an...
  4. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    Yep, all true. My wife is university educated, some of the people she works with are extremely average but have stuck at it and are now on very good money, over 130k easy. If they didn't have a degree and were average they wouldn't be in a position to be on anywhere near that. I have first...
  5. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    True but it benefits of a university education is not for graduates. Places that require that qualification wont let you in the door if you don't have it. If you're not in the door you're not climbing the ladder. You start to see the real benefits in your late 20's and early 30's.
  6. ok180

    Getting a Uni degree

    I didn't go to uni but I reckon your views are a bit silly. It's better to be a go getter above anything else but it is much better to be a go getter with that piece of paper in your hand than without. You read too many story books. Plenty of demand out there for university educated folks...
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