Happy 2009?

Speaking of being broke (12/30 blog), is it really going to be a 'Happy' New Year? It seems like a pretty dismal outlook if you ask me. No one has any money, no one is spending, and no one is lending. I hope our President elect can make good on his word to turn the economy around. It seems to me that we're still cleaning up the mess from the last Democratic Administration--and Mr. President elect is re-building that very same Administration. It's a good thing the Republicans are there to take the fall--not to mention clean up the mess. Yes, it'll be interesting to see if all those pretty words and big promises turn into a plan of action--that is, if we don't get blown to smitherines first. But once again, it won't happen until the Republicans are back in control of Congress, busy cleaning up the economic fallout and whatever other messes the Democrats make over the next four years. Even if Congress does somehow manage to turn the economy around, I think it will be a short lived victory.

Higher Education, or Just More Costly?

Does anyone ever wonder where all that tuition money goes? How about the millions of dollars a year that Colleges and Universities make on football games (while the players get all broken up for nothing). Now, granted I have a BS myself, but I certainly didn't need one in order to perform my current job. It may have gotten me looked at over other applicants, but let's face it--unless you are going to be a Doctor, Lawyer, Engineer, or something along those lines, do you really need a degree? How many parents and students have racked up thousands of dollars in tuition and/or loans and aren't even working in their field of study? These Institutions are racking it up while the rest of us are up to our eyeballs in debt. I graduated in 1997, and I can't even remember half of the classes I took, and they probably wouldn't apply in today's world or economy anyway. All I know is that I majored in Management and Technology and minored in Behavioral Science. If you want to study people, go to a mall. For all you Medical and Law Professional wannabes out there, please, pay me no mind. Go ahead and do your extra 4-8 years of time. As for the rest of you, you might want to hold on to your $20k + for just a little while longer.