Ultimately, in my opinion college will teach you to learn and think more critically and strategically.

You don't think it's better to spend time strategizing then mindlessly bussing tables

Werehouser   and Harvard and Hancock finance a bunch of it for the bigger operators.but I am talking about private holdings in the 500 to 2000 acre range.. strategically planted and harvested then replanted these are just like any other farm enough to live on that revenue alone.. unlike farming though.. you don't have to work the land.. you can pre commercial thin you can do a Little fertilizing but not necessary.. when you log you just hire a contract logger... some of the bigger mills will manage the sites if they get the wood.. but you don't get top dollar like if you hire your own loggers ..

If you think the economic end is near, start thinking of ways to have a strategic advantage when/if it does happen, but also take a portion of your earnings and invest in case the sky doesn't fall.  

I worked at Hughes Aircraft Company in the 1970s before moving to Silicon Valley.

I would say "strategic frugality."  

In time you will be a party and someone will say "hey tell me about East Bumble and why invest there"4) its never ending, you need to be thinking about how you can add to your presence strategically. that takes time but you need to disciplined about adding content that is of value. 

A lot to unpack there, but what a narrative you have created from my simple task of asking investors how they strategically approach buying a primary home.

Similarly, controlled and strategic debt can be very helpful.  

We want to keep in mind that the GFC a lot of that was created by Strategic defaults owners who could afford the payments but chose to just stop paying live as long as they could for free in the homes..