I retired from the army at 20. I will make $30k annually from that and then about $12k on top of that in education benefits while school is covered. I believe $42k is enough to live off of while I’m finishing my bachelors and then I’ll get a job in my field once I get a degree. My mother does not agree with this. She said:
“By the way….working is not only for the money!!!
It is for the experience , knowledge, contacts, networking and meeting other people etc.etc.etc.”
Can I not do all that by going to school and traveling? When she mentioned her future retirement I repeated her words back to her and she disowned me.