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Many of the general skills taught back then have moved down to high school and even junior high. And a college degree is no longer a silver bullet when everyone else has one. Kind of like a Microsoft or Novell certification. But the debt left by tuition is very real, and the job market is tighter than ever with employers weeding people out because of things that have nothing to do with education or experience. Your college education could leave you at a disadvantage!

You may not have a degree, and yet you might be broke in six figures at 25 in the middle of the dot-com bust. It took me seven years as I was working at 18, but I did it.

Your talent, work ethic, and ability to negotiate are more important than a piece of paper that says you paid someone a fee to get it.

More importantly, the workplace has returned to the clique-system, when it really should be a meritocracy. I see people leaving one company for another and bringing their buddies along. People who've been on the job for years get passed up for promotions in favor of the "new" guy, because he's not new since he came in with new boss.