Bullitt Mustang - $50k - How the Duck do people afford crap?
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Most people arnt
With overtime it’s not uncommon for union guys to be pushing 130k+
I doubt he made that. Most do 6 months on, to make that. He could easily be making 20k+ a month
rigzone.com good place to look.
Hell craigslist theres a shit load of openings.
Every single oil company that I know of is hiring right now
You're very incorrect. I worked in oil in colorado and lived in Fort Collins. My company has jobs in 41 states, so I wouldn't call that " desolate wasteland" the BIGGER money jobs are in desolate wasteland sure... but in those jobs you work half the year, but many jobs in big cities pay over 100k
Yesterday oil hit the highest it's been since 2014 @ 73 a bbl
It depends on what you do. What I'm in isn't feast or famine
thats the problem is everybody thinks oil field = oil rig.
I sit in a truck and look at numbers.
If anybody has any questions about the oil industry.. and all that. job wise. let me know. i've been in it about 5-6 years.. worked all ove the country and done quite a few different things
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The stability in the oil field jobs are in the refineries.
How did this thread go from paying 50K for a base GT to oil?!
Gotta pay for that expensive ass shit somehow.
Exactly!
Damn Ford dealers charge ADM on base GTs too? ****ers.
100% Agree. One of the local school districts was looking to to adding curriculum similar to what you described to graduate along with a few different options for a senior project. The options for the senior project were to perform the standard research paper and speech, acquire a trades certification, or work / intern XX hours in an industry of your choosing. It Parents and local politicians were freaking out over this saying it was a waste and even one guy running for sheriff compared it to slavery by making kids work to graduate. He couldn't grasp it was an option not a requirement.
When my wife and I were dating she was absolutely clueless about savings, retirement, interest rates, and all the other important subjects of finance and life. She isn't the best now but she at least knows to ask me when she is unsure. We both have friends and co-workers who are in that boat too. At her new job my wife asked about their 401K and literally no one knew anything about it or were investing in it.
I get where you are coming from and for the most part I have the same belief as you do. It's just some of my recent experiences are making me second guess that ideology. My fear is that if things continue the way they are, college won't necessarily hold that same value as it does today. It won't be sign of dedication, drive, and ability to learn. It will just show that that you were willing to spend $40k+ over 4+ years. I doubt STEM will ever fully fall into this but most other degrees easily could.
I totally agree with you, college, like most things in life, is all about what you put into it. I know guys with degrees that still work on the assembly line because they couldn't cut it in their field. Their lack of dedication in school finally caught up with them. I also know guys that graduated from ITT Tech that can work circles around guys from the big name colleges. What surprises me is how long some of these guys can keep a job with their poor performance.
As for the female teacher, she was a part time teacher while working full time at CVS. One degree was in women's studies while the other was some sort of English or interpretive writing. My point was that a degree in the wrong field isn't worth jack. My wife has a friend in almost the same boat except she has no degree because every time she gets to her senior year she changes her major. Shes over 30 and doesn't have a thing to show for it other than 10's of thousands of dollars of debt. That's a whole other story.
which is?
I know for a fact without my degree (Communication/MIS) I wouldn't be in my position, making what I make now or living this lifestyle.
Even our entry level Helpdesk IT position requires a degree.
Even our entry level Helpdesk IT position requires a degree.
When my wife was in the banking industry she volunteered at schools and taught classes through Junior Achievement about the practical things like that. From elementary school and simple things through high school and the importance of savings, etc etc. I always thought it was a worthwhile cause.
Should be mandatory for schools to offer something to help these kids out. I've had to understand how a mortgage works more times than I have the Pre-Cal they made me take.
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Pipeline. It's already in the ground. I just monitor the oil that goes through it. Last month i overlooked 2.3 million barrels or so of oil. if oil even cut 50% it would still be over a million
I just finished a college algebra class and the amount of confusion from classmates over the difference between simple interest, compounded interest, and continuously compounded interest was scary. Along with the fact that ~50% of the class was over 30.
But IIRC we did go over how loans work and other “life skills” in high school. Some people just choose to be ignorant.
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