Any Engineers In The House?

[bigvegan]

"Where's the ****ing money?"

Finance, especially hedge funds, derivatives, and complex arbitrage. If you got a BA from an excellent school with a double major in math or statistics and economics, and then got an MBA in finance and/or went to work for a major investment banking firm as an associate, you'd make some serious coin before too long. You'd be bored as hell (unless you love math and economics, in which case it would be sweet), and you'd probably never leave the office, but that would be the way to generate a top income.

Or sales. You don't need a degree to become a stockbroker, and if you can master cold-calling, you can make 6 figures in a couple of years.

Or, like I said before, figure out what you love to do the most, get the education and skills to do it well, and let the money take care of itself.

There are lots of rich people out there that are divorced, depressed, and miserable by the time they turn 50. Or even well before that, just look how crazy money and fame has made the young Hollywood crowd lately. (See e.g. Brad Renfro (R.I.P.), Heath Ledger (R.I.P.), Brittany (5150'd a matter of days ago), Owen Wilson (suicide attempt), etc., etc.) These are people with all the money and resources in the world, and they still can't get it together.

There are far fewer people that do what they love every day in the same situation, and most of them aren't starving.

Money is only a means to an end. If you know what your goals and ends are, and can achieve them without spending a lot of time doing things you don't like, then don't waste your time.

That said, an education is usually helpful, so if you know what you want to study, go for it!

If I could go back to undergrad again and do it over, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Seriously, Texas coeds? I'm tempted to take out some more loans and go to school with you.