Bad advice. By the time he enters middle age, the higher-education bubble will have long since popped. A college education will be cheaper than it is now, and

Bad advice. By the time he enters middle age, the higher-education bubble will have long since popped. A college education will be cheaper than it is now, and will be available entirely online. Brick and mortar schools will be so desperate for students that they'll be offering zero-interest loans to get him to come back. Conversely, due to family commitments and other aspects of real life, starting your own business is something that gets monotonically harder every minute until you retire. Do it now, or it probably won't happen. Believe me, college is what will wait. (Edit: Maybe I was too hasty in saying 'bad advice.' It's good advice if he actually takes it. If he doesn't have the kind of personal drive needed to ignore people who tell him to take the safe path through life and stay in school, then he may not be happy as an entrepreneur.)