Boston and Jacksonville are very different places. Boston is the largest college town in the country, with well over 100,000 students between the over twenty colleges and universities around Boston. Jacksonville has Coastal Carolina Community College. Boston has a number of industries, both blue-collar and white-collar. There are a number of people just getting by, but there are also a lot of well-educated, well-paid working folk. Housing prices are also sky-high due to this relative affluence. Jacksonville has Camp Lejuene as its industry, without which it would merely be a few gas stations at the intersection of US17 and NC24. The vast majority of Jacksonville is just getting by, and there are only a few pockets of well-educated, well-paid working folk. Housing prices are also dirt cheap due to this lack of affluence.
We have a number of families in our ward who are struggling, and I mean really struggling, to pay the rent and put food on the table. As Chad tells me of their struggles, I can't help but think that much of them are the result of a lack of education and a trade or skill. I am so grateful that both Chad and I have gotten an education and that we both have a trade or a skill. That knowledge makes our economic future so much less scary, knowing that we can provide for our family. And I love the fact that Chad makes enough that I can stay home with Nathan without it being a huge stressor. So the moral of this story is - Get an education!!!
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Amen to Education. It totally pays in the long run for those few years of sacrifice. Getting an education is fun also.
I completely agree. Having a useful education is priceless. It opens so many doors to opportunity that you wouldn't otherwise have. I know for me personally, my education helps us to have a lot more security regarding the future. Although I can't say I really enjoyed school...
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