On top of that they have a few lemonade stands, my daughter teachers piano, babysits, and they do a little bit for me with the 15 rentals we have (begrudgingly.)

My dad was a school teacher and my mom stayed at home with us.  

I'm a crap teacher!).

Construction companies and developers are more often run by engineers (or former engineers) than a teacher, accountant, doctor/nurse, lawyer, IT, etc.  

I was dead set on becoming an English teacher and switched to accounting in my junior year of college, and that decision had roots in my experience of watching the recession play out as a teenager.

I am neither on BP as a teacher or a student.

I am anxious because even though one bad deal is a learning lesson, I am a teacher and don't have a ton of money in the first place.

Carried interest makes hedge fund managers' income more important than a teacher's or bus driver's. 

Originally posted by @Michael Lowe:@Brett BaginskiWell put Brett, thanks for saying that.These things are all becoming more and more clear.Recently after an argument with my sister-in-law, the teacher, especially.I tried to explain to her that we are poor, she didn’t agree, but couldn’t list a single asset that made her money.

Unless you know that what you want to do requires a degree ( lawyer, nurse, teacher), I dont think a degree is the answer.