thanks alot!!! it is true.. some of my friends have went back to school.. and I was happy with what I have been doing for the last 10 years.. but I really NEED some stability in my life...
And There are plenty of things that I know I would LOVE to do.. but I am not sure if they would pay the bills.
so. I must choose wisely.
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Hey, for me I have to say that money isn't everything. I was making nice bank as a web designer/developer for corporate websites before I decided to go to grad school to get a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a Specialization in Transpersonal Psychology when I was 32.
Not only did I go back to school, changing my career path permenantly and completely, I moved 2000 miles to the west to do it. I moved from Davenport, Iowa to Oakland, California.
I love what I do and I can't imagine not having made that choice. I was very comfortable financially but I was miserable doing what I did. Now I'm poor, but happy, and in massive debt because of student loans, etc.
It all comes down to what you value the most. For me it's personal development and spiritual growth that top the list. Money is something that allows me to get along in life and is a tool. It certainly doesn't buy me happiness.
Don't get me wrong, I make ends meet. My life is very frugal though.
And I love stability. I'm a Capricorn after all. And my first degree is a Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in French. And, yet, career changes are a fact of life in the 21st Century. It's re-tool or lose your place in the workforce because things are changing so fast. Take a chance. And sometimes you can be happy and earn lots of money at the same time... I hope that after being fully licensed after my internship that I'll become "comfortable" financially again...