Alright so Forbes magazine just released it's list of the Richest people in America and the list is actually quite interesting. IMO it's very interesting to read about a lot of these people because many of them are self-made billionaires and can set good examples and I think there's a lot that can be learned - in case you are interested in something like that of course.
But...there is one thing that I was AMAZED to learn, in fact even shocked:

#1. Bill Gates, Microsoft - Harvard University, Drop Out
#3. Allen Gardner, Microsoft - Washington State University, Drop Out
#9. Michael Dell, Dell - University of Texas Austin, Drop Out
#10. Lawrence Ellison, Oracle - University of Illinois, Drop Out

Maybe...I should just say fuck-it and drop out of school right now

For the rest of the list follow this link: http://biz.yahoo.com/special/400_04.html

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Last edited by starsearcher on Sep-24-2004 at 04:41

Every single billionaire I've heard of has been self-made... and not a single one of them actually became one by working for someone else. That might tell you something. Then again, it might not.

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Originally posted by Crazy Serb Every single billionaire I've heard of has been self-made... and not a single one of them actually became one by working for someone else. That might tell you something. Then again, it might not.

Well actually there are 4 people in the #4 position and they are all children of Sam Walton (Wal-Mart). So some people inherited their fortune...BUT yes you are otherwise correct...it's just the fact that most of the guys on top are DROP-OUTS!

I think i'm quitting school tomorrow and starting my own business

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Originally posted by Crazy Serb Every single billionaire I've heard of has been self-made... and not a single one of them actually became one by working for someone else. That might tell you something. Then again, it might not.

You're the sidekick of Captain Obvious, aren't you?


Starsearcher... education through the "system" is fvcking worthless. I can't say it any better than that. I wouldn't spend a minute or a dollar on it if my life depended on it. True education is knowing how to get anything you want out of life, and believe me when i say that your professor, who struggles living paycheck to paycheck, isn't gonna be able to teach you that.

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Originally posted by d!abolic and believe me when i say that your professor, who struggles living paycheck to paycheck, isn't gonna be able to teach you that.

Dude...do you know how much professors make? Believe me when I tell you they are not struggling from paycheck to paycheck

BUT with that said...it can't compare to what you can make on your own of course

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Originally posted by starsearcher Dude...do you know how much professors make? Believe me when I tell you they are not struggling from paycheck to paycheck BUT with that said...it can't compare to what you can make on your own of course

They're not financially free, let's put it that way. If someone makes 150k that doesn't mean they're not strugging either. They're in the same exact situation as people who are making 75k except with a bigger house and a newer car. But if they look away for a moment, everything will come crushing down on their heads.

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Originally posted by d!abolic You're the sidekick of Captain Obvious, aren't you? Starsearcher... education through the "system" is fvcking worthless. I can't say it any better than that. I wouldn't spend a minute or a dollar on it if my life depended on it. True education is knowing how to get anything you want out of life, and believe me when i say that your professor, who struggles living paycheck to paycheck, isn't gonna be able to teach you that.

So, Crazy Serb's the sidekick to Captain Obvious huh, I guess that makes you the King of Dumbasses then. I'm continually amazed as to which orifice you spout these pearls of wisdom from...suffice to say, if you actually took a moment from buying keychains, chatting up asian chicks (only to get cockblocked by their nannies) and doing 180mph/s in your civic you'd probably realize just how idiotic you sound.

"Professsor struggling to live paycheck to paycheck" -- LOL. Oh that's right, i forgot, the prof's at CrackHead University (where you graduated with honors) do get paid a meager sum of $100 a month...in crackrock. Which any graduate knows fully well, is not enough to survive on.

"Education through the 'system' is worthless" --- LOL. Of course, look at Bill Gates, he didn't need it, and he's a billionare. Forget about the rest of the millions who have taken that route to attaining success in life.

"Trust me, education is knowing how to get anything you want out of life" -- If ever there was an abstract sentence that made no sense whatsoever. Did you pick that up in College ? Where the hell do you come up with this garbage ? Seriously, kid...do yourself a favor, when that blue bus rolls by your house, tell mommy to hand you the lunch box, and hop on, and take a seat...k. If anyone needs to go to school. It's you.

Oh, and 'believe me when i say that', your 'life does depend on it'.

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Cant touch bill gates # 1 since 1996

48 BILLION DAMN!!!!!

either way, a education is useful , not like people such as me struggling.

It def is a plus to it, but if you find something better without or you know the feild that your doing is getting you places, you dont need it then.

But luck also plays part of the role...

Not everyone can be a millionare/billionare, but if you dream and work hard towards it you will, never say never.

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Originally posted by Crazy Serb Every single billionaire I've heard of has been self-made... and not a single one of them actually became one by working for someone else. That might tell you something. Then again, it might not.

4 real man, basically everyone u've heard of is self-made

The biggest money makers are all entrepreneurs.
They drop out because they see an opportunity and they have vision.
The CEO of Research In Motion (RIM) who's respected all over the world for his physics dropped out of University of Waterloo just before graduating. Hes one of the wealthiest / smartest in Canada too.

Personally, I knew in high school that i wanted to have my own business so i decided not to take OAC and not go to university rather 3 year college program, so i could get there 2.5 years faster. Im comfortable with that decision and happy where it took/taking me.

I dont like to help others live their dream by working for them when i have my own.

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The question is, will it be yours?

Education is important but it's not the vehicle to financial freedom.
Too many people get swept up in the post-secondary surge after high-school that they put aside their great ideas and aspirations for the coveted 'piece of paper'.
The days of 'get a good eduction and find a safe, secure job' is long gone and has been since the start of the Information Age (most people would agree that started when the Berlin Wall fell).
Our educational system is woefully lacking behind the times especially when it comes to anything in the real world.
Hence, your education should never stop after graduating...

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according to some people, the worlds richest man is a swede, ingvar kamprad, owner of IKEA...

anyway, to become a billionaire you have to have something special, something that education cannot teach you. so to drop school is stupid unless you feel that you doesnt learn anything new =) pretty much as everyone stated in this thread