Forty two years ago today (May 21), I graduated from college. I was exhausted, but excited. I had worked my tail off and graduated with no school debt. I did without things while in school, looked for ways to save money, and worked a lot. Would I say it was worth it? Definitely yes. I graduated with a teaching degree and although I didn't go into teaching right away, it did become my profession and I went on to get my master's and then hours beyond my master's so I could be at the top of the salary schedule when it was time to retire. A friend from college and I always celebrate our anniversary and talk about where we came from and where we are now.
Do I believe having my college degree made a difference in my earning? I believe it did. If I planned to stay in the little city where I grew up, it was one of the better jobs. Our city used to be major blue collar, but so many factories either shuttered or moved away.
I was thinking today that I also learned a lot out of school. I just came from the garden where I picked radishes I had planted. It was nice seeing the lettuce coming up, as well are the green onions, green beans, and peas. My Papa taught me about gardening. When we lived in the country, we always had a small garden to supplement. Am I a master gardener? Heck no. But I'm trying things. I have some potatoes planted that have come up from potatoes that started to get eyes and I have two celery ends that I have planted that I hope to get more celery from, in addition to buying seeds and a few plants.
In addition to this, I've learned a lot reading blogs and forums on this site. Today's lunch was basically using a lot of things we had. I had a couple of potatoes, a sweet potato, a bell pepper, an onion, some mushrooms, and some broccoli as well as some chicken breasts. I roasted them all together to make a decent lunch with olive oil and herbs and spices. The grandson wasn't thrilled, but he's learning sometimes you don't get what you want all the time. It was filling and nutritious and even better there are leftovers for hubby and me!
Forty two years ago I knew that I didn't know it all. And all these years later, I still don't. I'm still learning. But I'm gratified that my learning has provided a decent living and is helping me continue to save money and live a good life.
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PatientSaver, hope the cayenne pepper works...chipmunks are a pain. They are cute until they are not!
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