Happy New Year to all of my readers. Here's wishing you a very prosperous 2013!
Switching back to personal finance just in time for your new year resolutions, there are a lot of decisions that we can make in our lives that is more important that how many pounds we chose to gain or lose in a year. And right on top of my list will be the one to go get an education or higher education or some trade related certification or just to start reading a good book on personal development.
To all my friends who are either working towards getting a new degree or have got a degree in the past year, my hats off to you and to all of you on the sidelines wondering, I hope these numbers will convince you, "Education Pays".
The average unemployment rate in the US was 9.6% in 2011 and 8.1% in 2012, but you can see how it got materially lower as the education level increased.
Date Source: Bureau of Labor statistics
If you don't have a business idea or a product and the backing of a shark, the least you will need is a Bachelor's Degree!
A lot of the $451 per week jobs have gone overseas and that is a problem, but a lot of the $1,665 jobs are very much in the US and we are bringing in people from overseas to fill them - isn't that an even bigger problem? Or shall I say , "Opportunity"?
A lot of the $451 per week jobs have gone overseas and that is a problem, but a lot of the $1,665 jobs are very much in the US and we are bringing in people from overseas to fill them - isn't that an even bigger problem? Or shall I say , "Opportunity"?
