This makes me feel even more proud of my 20 year old self for looking around me at the people I knew who were delivering newspapers after completing a bachelor'

This makes me feel even more proud of my 20 year old self for looking around me at the people I knew who were delivering newspapers after completing a bachelor's degree and deciding "I can deliver newspapers without a degree, and my quality of life will be better if I do so without a mountain of student loans." So, I dropped out of college and went and supported my husband's career and raised kids. I returned to school when I had some idea of what I desired to do with my life. Part of what is wrong with the world is that too many people go along with the plans other people make for them. Too many people drink the koolaid and believe the hype that a degree is a guaranteed ticket to a serious career. It absolutely is not.