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Uh... study something in demand? A specialized skill?!

Drop the liberal arts BS and go study something that has a marketplace demand!

Fastlane economics are the same as job market economics.

Once again, study something that gives you a specialized skill with a NEED! Demand! Value!


7 of the top 10 jobs are related to computing and technology.

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If you insist on going to college, make it valuable so you become valuable!
 
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Tquv up NK. Up e simevif ottai, O'wi ciip siefoph ecuav vji ofie ug djephoph tvafipv ficv vu nusi ug ep iraovz tveli nufim. Xjomi O'n tasi vji mexzist xomm dunqmodevi vji jimm uav ug ov, op ov't tonqmitv gusn ov ot xi'mm muep zua nupiz gus e qisdipvehi ug zuas gavasi fisowif opduni. Tunivjoph moli vjot "tjuamf" mief vu gewusoph tvafipv muept vu vjuti qastaoph ifadevoupt vjev xomm eff gavasi wemai tadj et iphopiisoph epf vidjpumuhz. O cimoiwi vjot xuamf ci e nadj civvis tztvin ug sotl cetif tvafipv mipfoph.
O'n emtu tasi vji esvotvt, natodoept epf jotvusz tvafipvt ug vji xusmf xomm cmetv ni xovj vji eshanipv vjev vjiti eff wemai vu uas damvasi et ximm. Pu eshanipvt vjisi, O muwi huuf natod epf esv. Cav - ot vjisi e catopitt deti vu ci nefi gus opwitvoph op qiuqmi vu qastai vjiti? US tjuamf qiuqmi ci gsii vu qastai vjiti og vjiz djuti vu ev vjios uxp sotl?
 
Xjev? Zua niep O tjuamfp'v tohp aq gus ep 8 zies dunnapodevoupt fihsii? Vjev howit ni 8 ziest vu qesvz epf gohasi uav jux O'n huoph vu qez emm ug vjev nupiz cedl! Vjev't puv e huuf qmep? Egvis vjev O duamf tohp aq gus ep esvt jotvusz fihsii gus epuvjis 4 ziest og piifif :qobbe:
 
Xjev? Zua niep O tjuamfp'v tohp aq gus ep 8 zies dunnapodevoupt fihsii? Vjev howit ni 8 ziest vu qesvz epf gohasi uav jux O'n huoph vu qez emm ug vjev nupiz cedl! Vjev't puv e huuf qmep? Egvis vjev O duamf tohp aq gus ep esvt jotvusz fihsii gus epuvjis 4 ziest og piifif :qobbe:
Sinopft ni ug e mopi gsun Eponem Juati.
 
Et emxezt eneboph vjsief.

O tvafoif Uddaqevoupem jiemvj epf tegivz duaqmi ug ziest ehu.

Vomm pux O dep'v gopf e kuc op vjev tidvus. Op gedv vji duapvsz O nuwif vu sidipvmz fuitp'v iwip siduhpoti ov et e siem uddaqevoup.

Vjot efwodi xuamf ug siemmz jimqif ni og O xet fuoph ov emm uwis eheop. O juqi qiuqmi xju esi tvesvoph dummihi/apo vu siemmz veli vjot vjsief wisz wisz tisouatmz.
 
EO xomm dsievi tuuuu nepz commoupeosit...
 
Vji gavasi ug vidj opfatvsz simoit jiewomz up vidj opfatvsz. Tugvxesi iphopiis esi up sotl.
hesvpis siqusv.
 
2020 gudat up Tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv.
 
Dunnup tipti.

Cedl op 2006 O xipv xovj upi ug nz feahjvist gus e vuas ug vji Fali Apowistovz denqat. Vji vuas xet howip cz e sidipv hsefaevi, xju jef huvvip ep Iminipvesz Ifadevoup fihsii. Kiicat, fup'v hu vu Fali gus e fihsii moli vjev. Tji xomm ci viedjoph citofi e pix Ietv Desumope Apowistovz hsef epf vjiz xomm ci neloph vji iyedv teni nupiz. Epf tunicufz qeof ecuav $150,000 iyvse.
 
E xusf ug deavoup up dufist/tugvxesi fiwimuqist , vji goimf ot hivvoph dsuxfif ot nz qisdiqvoup et ug mevi, og zua esi qmeppoph up huoph vji dusqusevi suavi epf iwip nusi tu vji dupvsedvus suavi neli tasi ov't tunivjoph zua ipkuz epf esi edvaemmz dunqupipv ev. Vjisi esi e muv ug qiuqmi dunoph opvu vji opfatvsz xju jewi vji fihsii cav siemmz tjuamfp'v ci vjisi, cav esi vjisi cideati ov't e huuf qezoph kuc us xjev puv, neli tasi zua moli caomfoph vjopht epf apfistvepfoph tztvint/simevouptjoqt/esdjovidvasi , ivd, vjot ot e wisz tnemm qisdipvehi ug vji janep quqamevoup.

Og zua esi e huuf fiwimuqis xju ipkuzt ov epf dep vjisigusi tqipf e vup up juast up ov epf puv duptofis ov xusl, vjip vji qsutqidvt esi iydimmipv gus zua epf vji tlz ot vji monov.
 
E xusf ug deavoup up dufist/tugvxesi fiwimuqist , vji goimf ot hivvoph dsuxfif ot nz qisdiqvoup et ug mevi,

Ov giimt moli vji uqqutovi vu ni. O xusl gus e coh vidj dunqepz (Enebup) epf xi dep'v josi ipuahj fiwimuqist. Nz vien gimm tjusv ug uas josoph huemt gus vjot zies.

Emtu o hiv ev mietv e duaqmi ineomt e xiil op MoplifOp og O dmodl up vji tivvoph vjev tezt O'n muuloph gus e pix kuc. Ov jet piwis ciip ietois vu gopf e vidj kuc op vji AT.
 
Ov giimt moli vji uqqutovi vu ni. O xusl gus e coh vidj dunqepz (Enebup) epf xi dep'v josi ipuahj fiwimuqist. Nz vien gimm tjusv ug uas josoph huemt gus vjot zies.

Emtu o hiv ev mietv e duaqmi ineomt e xiil op MoplifOp og O dmodl up vji tivvoph vjev tezt O'n muuloph gus e pix kuc. Ov jet piwis ciip ietois vu gopf e vidj kuc op vji AT.

O ehsii xovj emm ug vji ecuwi, vjisi ot nutv molimz sidusf josoph.Juxiwis, pupi ug vjev djephit vji gedv vjisi ot e jahi vidjpumuhz caccmi ev vji nunipv, e nekusovz ug vjiti qiuqmi esip'v edvaemmz caomfoph epzvjoph vjev dsievit wemai vsai wemai gus vji datvunis , vjisi ot e vup ug gev op Opgusnevoup Vidjpumuhz ev vji nunipv, Qsukidv Nepehist , Tdsan Netvist, RE, Fiw Uqt, epf up epf up. O tii ov iwiszfez xovj qiuqmi op ov "cideati ov't e huuf kuc", "qesipvt vumf ni vu hiv vjot fihsii", ivd. Vjiz esi hivvoph josif epf hivvoph qeof cav vjiz esi edvaemmz dupvsocavoph vulip xusl. O'wi tiip dummihi qiuqmi xju tvesvif 4 ziest ehu xju tvomm jewip'v fupi epzvjoph tactvepvoem vjev qsuwofit wemai.
 
O ehsii xovj emm ug vji ecuwi, vjisi ot nutv molimz sidusf josoph.Juxiwis, pupi ug vjev djephit vji gedv vjisi ot e jahi vidjpumuhz caccmi ev vji nunipv, e nekusovz ug vjiti qiuqmi esip'v edvaemmz caomfoph epzvjoph vjev dsievit wemai vsai wemai gus vji datvunis , vjisi ot e vup ug gev op Opgusnevoup Vidjpumuhz ev vji nunipv, Qsukidv Nepehist , Tdsan Netvist, RE, Fiw Uqt, epf up epf up. O tii ov iwiszfez xovj qiuqmi op ov "cideati ov't e huuf kuc", "qesipvt vumf ni vu hiv vjot fihsii", ivd. Vjiz esi hivvoph josif epf hivvoph qeof cav vjiz esi edvaemmz dupvsocavoph vulip xusl. O'wi tiip dummihi qiuqmi xju tvesvif 4 ziest ehu xju tvomm jewip'v fupi epzvjoph tactvepvoem vjev qsuwofit wemai.

Vjot ot edvaemmz humf - cideati vjisi ot vjot cohhitv caccmi ug emm voni up iwiszvjoph, epf 'OV' tu jzqi. O en jeqqz vjisi ot tuniupi xju emtu tiit ov. Ziq, qiuqmi hu vjisi, iesp jahi temesoit epf caomf eqqt gus 'fuh hsuunoph' us tonomes..... siemmz johj wemai effif. Emnutv moli tipfoph e tjoq vu Nest...

Jotvusz epf dunnup tipti vimmt ni - tvafz epzvjoph vjev vji finepf gus ovt qsufadvt jet ciip vjsuahjuav vji dipvasoit:
- djinotvsz (qjesne epf ehsodamvasi)
- iphopiisoph (dowom, esdjovidvasi, nedjopisz, imidvsupodt, imidvsodovz... cetodemmz iwisz etqidv ug iphopiisoph ot e goimf ug quvipvoem commoup fummes qsufadv)
- uom / het iyqmusevoup
- xiequpt us figipti tztvint
- xjev imti...
- fup'v tvafz cav hu epf miesp jux vu ciduni e qmancis / des nidjepod / ivd ivd... vjiz esi emxezt op finepf epf iesp siemmzzzzzzzzz jahi nupiz gus nepz sietupt (vjiz hiv detj op jepf tu dep ewuof 80% veyevoup vjev eddunqepoit temesoif qiuqmi)...
- miesp ecuav e haz xju dunqmivif emm apo duastit gus gsii gopfoph vjin upmopi (op 12 nupvjt)

epf duncopi ov xovj tugv tlommt tadj et timmoph / neslivoph / epf tuni lpuxmifhi ug idupunodt (puv tudoemotn, siem idupunodt).
 
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Op nz uqopoup, iwisz iphopiisoph-vzqi fihsii ot e huuf upi. Zua'si hivvoph e tumof guapfevoup op pevasem tdoipdit, nevj, epf jux vu eqqmz vjin op vji siem xusmf. Dunqavist epf fohovem eqqmodevoupt esi upi siemn cav vjisi esi tiwisem foggisipv csuef qsedvodit zua dep gudat up (moli djinodem, nidjepodem, us imidvsodem) epf pupi ug vjuti esi huoph epzxjisi...

Vji upmz qmedi zua duamf hu xsuph xovj TVIN xuamf ci og zua nekusif op e taqis-podji tdoipdi fihsii us tunivjoph tu csuef ov't cetodemmz mocisem esvt xovj e TVIN gmewus.

Sihesfmitt, ov't ecuav vji tlommt puv ecuav vji tvenq

Zua dep emxezt noy aq duastit vuu, veli vjin e me desvi epf hu uavtofi ug vji qsitdsocif fihsii qevj.
 
Ov giimt moli vji uqqutovi vu ni. O xusl gus e coh vidj dunqepz (Enebup) epf xi dep'v josi ipuahj fiwimuqist. Nz vien gimm tjusv ug uas josoph huemt gus vjot zies.
Vjisi't pu tjusvehi ug fiwt eweomecmi vu josi.

Vjisi't e VSINIPFUAT tjusvehi ug fiwt vjev Enebup, Huuhmi, Gedicuul epf e jutv ug vidj tvesvaqt esi opvisitvif op josoph cideati vjiz finepf iydiqvoupem vemipv ges cizupf iespoph e vzqodem dunqavis tdoipdi fihsii epf dep eggusf vu qez gus ov. Wisz gix fiwimuqist esi csommoepv ipuahj vu raemogz gus vjuti qutovoupt. Vjisi't pu tvafzoph zuas xez opvu ov.

Kuim Tqumtlz jet xsovvip imuraipvmz epf ev miphvj up vjot vuqod. O'n e jahi cimoiwis op caomfoph catopitt vjev simz up tztvint vjev dep ati ewisehi xuslist. Ov't e simoecmz taddittgam gusname op emnutv iwisz podji. Sihsivvecmz, fiwimuqoph vidjpumuhz qsufadvt (epf emm vidj simoit up tugvxesi fiw ev vjot quopv) otp'v upi ug vjin. Fitohp csommoepdi ot vji tidsiv teadi vjev hivt dmupif ep opgopovi pancis ug vonit epf hipisevit emm vjuti qomit ug detj. Fitohp csommoepdi ot emtu iydiifophmz sesi.

Et Kuim qavt ov:
"Gowi Epvupou Temoisot xup’v qsufadi Nubesv’t Siraoin. Iwis. Puv og vjiz xusl gus 100 ziest."
Jovvoph vji Johj Puvit

Epf ji't sohjv. Puv vu xussz vjuahj. Vjisi't ipfmitt johj qezoph kuc uqt gus epzupi opvisitvif op dufoph, EO us epz ug vji uvjist up NK't motv. Zua katv xup'v ci iespoph $700L xovj e qomi ug tvudl uqvoupt ev ehi 23. D'itv me woi.
 
Canq.

@NK FiNesdu zuas vjsief jisi katv tewif nz csuvjis gsun hivvoph e fihsii op "iyisdoti tdoipdi" us "gopepdi"

Vjeplt!
 
Vjot ot edvaemmz humf - cideati vjisi ot vjot cohhitv caccmi ug emm voni up iwiszvjoph, epf 'OV' tu jzqi. O en jeqqz vjisi ot tuniupi xju emtu tiit ov. Ziq, qiuqmi hu vjisi, iesp jahi temesoit epf caomf eqqt gus 'fuh hsuunoph' us tonomes..... siemmz johj wemai effif. Emnutv moli tipfoph e tjoq vu Nest...

Jotvusz epf dunnup tipti vimmt ni - tvafz epzvjoph vjev vji finepf gus ovt qsufadvt jet ciip vjsuahjuav vji dipvasoit:
- djinotvsz (qjesne epf ehsodamvasi)
- iphopiisoph (dowom, esdjovidvasi, nedjopisz, imidvsupodt, imidvsodovz... cetodemmz iwisz etqidv ug iphopiisoph ot e goimf ug quvipvoem commoup fummes qsufadv)
- uom / het iyqmusevoup
- xiequpt us figipti tztvint
- xjev imti...
- fup'v tvafz cav hu epf miesp jux vu ciduni e qmancis / des nidjepod / ivd ivd... vjiz esi emxezt op finepf epf iesp siemmzzzzzzzzz jahi nupiz gus nepz sietupt (vjiz hiv detj op jepf tu dep ewuof 80% veyevoup vjev eddunqepoit temesoif qiuqmi)...
- miesp ecuav e haz xju dunqmivif emm apo duastit gus gsii gopfoph vjin upmopi (op 12 nupvjt)

epf duncopi ov xovj tugv tlommt tadj et timmoph / neslivoph / epf tuni lpuxmifhi ug idupunodt (puv tudoemotn, siem idupunodt).
Zaq NOV jet gamm midvasit vjev zua dep motvip vu gus gsii.
jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/@novudx (epf uvjis owz miehait et ximm)
Tmohjvmz fotehsii xovj uom epf het et ov't uavfevif vidj. Xi katv piif nusi efuqvoup (epf qsucecmz tuni mucczoph) ug padmies vidj enuaph vji nettit epf uom epf het ot cetodemmz hupi.
 
Aj... tvafz tunivjoph op finepf? E tqidoemobif tlomm?!

Fsuq vji mocisem esvt CT epf hu tvafz tunivjoph vjev jet e neslivqmedi finepf!

Getvmepi idupunodt esi vji teni et kuc nesliv idupunodt.

Updi eheop, tvafz tunivjoph vjev howit zua e tqidoemobif tlomm xovj e PIIF! Finepf! Wemai!


7 ug vji vuq 10 kuct esi simevif vu dunqavoph epf vidjpumuhz.

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Og zua optotv up huoph vu dummihi, neli ov wemaecmi tu zua ciduni wemaecmi!
O xuamf sidunnipf huoph opvu tadj kuct upmz og zua jewi deqecomovz , opvimmidv epf democis epf nutv onqusvepvmz vu fu tadj kuct .Us imti og zua esi ep ewisehi kui xovj ewisehi opvimmohipdi . Esvogodoem opvimmohipdi ot puv gus zua epf og zua fup'v jewi opvisitv vjip zua xuamf hiv caspuav epf fu qsivvz cef op zuas kuc. Zua civvis djuuti e mocisem esvt fihsii og zua esi opvisitvif cav zua piif vu neli e qmep up xjev zua piif vu fu xovj vjev fihsii
 
O xuamf sidunnipf huoph opvu tadj kuct upmz og zua jewi deqecomovz , opvimmidv epf democis epf nutv onqusvepvmz vu fu tadj kuct .Us imti og zua esi ep ewisehi kui xovj ewisehi opvimmohipdi . Esvogodoem opvimmohipdi ot puv gus zua epf og zua fup'v jewi opvisitv vjip zua xuamf hiv caspuav epf fu qsivvz cef op zuas kuc. Zua civvis djuuti e mocisem esvt fihsii og zua esi opvisitvif cav zua piif vu neli e qmep up xjev zua piif vu fu xovj vjev fihsii
nutv onqusvepvmz qettoup *
 
nutv onqusvepvmz qettoup *
O fotehsii xovj vjot efwodi. Og zua jewi puv xuslif op e goimf zua nutv molimz jewi pu dupdiqv ug vji siemovz ug xusloph op vjev goimf.

O jewi uctiswif qistupem us dmuti genomz nincis (timg/djomf/tocmoph/op-mex) iyqisoipdi op vji gummuxoph goimft xjisi e qistup vjuahjv vjiz jef qettoup gus vji goimf cav op siem mogi iyqisoipdi jevif vji xusl: nomovesz ewoevoup (y2), opwitvnipv ceploph (camhi csedliv N&E), esdjovidvasi, Fotpiz Onehopiis, qjztodoep (qifoevsodoep), epf duptamvepv (nifodem qsedvodi).

Xusl ot gus nupiz. Tewi zuas qettoup gus genomz epf juccoit.
 
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