Jared Ulmer has done the calculations. He’s discovered an average $20,000 difference in the first-year annual salary of a high school graduate and that of a college graduate. He’s also discovered another $20,000 gap between the first-year salaries of a bachelor’s degree recipient and a master’s degree recipient. It puts his remaining schooling in perspective. “In just two-and-a-half more years I will have multiplied my earning power by tens of thousands of dollars,” he said. “In my eyes, the return on my educational investment is incomparable.”
While Jared is planning well for his financial future, his financial journey to get to that point has sometimes been difficult. Despite saving since the age of eight, he’s needed a little help along the path to graduation.
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