How would you plan life if you never graduated HS?

[Spiritofn]

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Could you even plan? Or could you plan better…

[WindAtMyBack]

The same as if you did graduate. You work hard. You save money. You look for better opportunities. It's quite possible for a HS dropout to do far better in life than a college grad.

The main reason college grads make more money **on average** is not because they went to college. It's because it takes work and a minimum amount of intelligence to go to college. If someone drops out of HS and doesn't put in any effort, of course they are less likely to do well. But if they put in the same amount of effort, work and planning that getting a college degree requires, they are far more likely to do well.

So these charts you see about the average pay of different education levels are highly misleading. They imply that the higher pay is BECAUSE of their higher education, when in reality there are several other facts, which are far more important factors than education alone.

[dynamicyandere]

I’d probably pick a trade or a skill I can start honing to later make a good living out of it.


Then eventually, I’d probably earn a GED.


After that, I’d figure out what I want to achieve in life—what kind of lifestyle I want to have—and I’ll make my career decisions based on what will help me achieve that lifestyle.

[Emiliamazing]

Depending on what country you live in, I would certainly pursue getting a GED or the equivalent. This would allow you to apply for a job with benefits and perhaps further your education through trade school or a college education.

[SecretsofKB]

Frankly, I have no idea how I would go about my life without graduating high school or college. My entire career path revolves around increasing levels of education.

With out that, you limit yourself.

[Sandeeppingping]

Probably sports, right now for example I'm training martial arts around 4 hours every day, so I'd take amateur fights weekly for like 500$ each, then will start a website business where I put shit to sell, shit I don't even own, once the order is made I actually get the item

[Sandeeppingping]

Ohhh and I'm 20 by the way not 29, I don't know if it matters just sayin

[BeMuse]

Just do some trade job. Become an electrician, drive a forestry mulcher, etc. Make enough money and learn the business and then start your own business.

[Rangers]

Get a small time job and get enough money to start your own business from the ground up.

Do it right and you'll be making $10,000 a day in a few years

[Apple1996]

Graduating high school did nothing for me. I'm a stay at home mom now so I didn't need it

[convo_king89]

I had a professor that never graduated h. s, after he dropped out instead of going back to h. s he went to community college. Eventually getting his masters.. lmafo loopholes.