Heck, getting a college education could be considered betting (paying tuition) on a certain outcome (making more with an education than without). While that's a pretty good bet, I'm sure it's not 100%.

Darn right it's not.

Not too long ago I paid an electrician $3400 to replace my breaker box and extend power over to my new detached garage. He was so heavily booked that I felt lucky to get him at any price, and the work had to be done by a licensed electrician to meed building code.

He had about $400 in materials, and a day and a half of his time invested in the project.

I do have a college education, and I'm not making even 10% of what that guy made on an hourly basis.

tanstaafl.