I can see how you can read that into what's quoted above, but I don't think given the heading of the article and quotes like this: "There is no shortage of successful people who will bluntly tell you that it's simply not worth it, especially when it comes to certain careers" that that's the obvious takeaway from the…

I'm not quibbling with the idea that SOME colleges do not provide a good return on investment. That is certainly 100% true. Especially when one considers "for profit" schools in the mix. But I still believe in the general principle that getting *A* college degree is — with caveats— worth it, because eithout one (if…

Well, she grew up in Greenwich Village and had enough financial support to be able to start out in the business by taking an internship at Harper's Bazaar for which she was paid $200/week. While living in NYC. And shopping at Barneys. You can draw your own conclusions. http://www.luckymag.com/style/2013/06/…

I'm giving up. Kinja.

sorry double post. Kinja issues.

Stop it, Kinja. STOP IT RIGHT NOW. Sorry.

Is a college degree really "worthless" if you want to work in journalism? By which I mean, are there employers who are really willing to hire people without a BA for positions—even at entry-level— in that field? When I graduated from college (in the dark ages) it seemed like every job required a BA — even those that…

it's streaming on amazon prime! Along with Pinky and the Brain.

Exactly. And when you're not doing it, your brain is still buzzing about what you might have forgotten and what is coming up next.

I call this the "ceo" work of running a household. The stuff that isn't obvious (like laundry and dishes) but which still needs to be done, and is stressful and time-consuming. In addition to bills and money and scheduling and stuff like that, when you add kids in the mix you have a whole host of other things like…

I love my kids but that doesn't mean I'm not practically sobbing with envy right now.

Well, if you're a martyr I'm right there with you.

That's true but I still recommend it. Even though the house goes to shit in two days, it doesn't go to shit after you just spent hours of your precious time cleaning it.

Yes. I love my kids but they are WAY more work than being at work.

I have thought about this a lot. My best working theory: he did it to get featured on "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets."

Sorry — I totally agree that it's possible to find less expensive summer camps. And 10K is definitely on the higher end. I guess my point was just that 10K is actually not that insane, when you're talking about the entire summer. As a parent of a camp-bound kid who has been researching this for a while (and who…

I think we had those exact towels, and I also was made to bring them to camp.

ok, but summer is 10 weeks long, so if you went for 8 weeks it would be pretty close to 10K.

I was a camp counselor in the early 1990s, before cell phones and tablets. But even back then, I had one camper show up with a small pink TELEVISION that her father carried into our cabin and her mother placed on the crate next to her bad, asking me, "where can I plug this in?" Ah camp and camp parents. To their…

I didn't learn to drive until I was 17, because by then all my friends had their licenses and they taught me. Every time I got in the car with my dad I ended up freaking out and stomping off. (Not necessarily his fault, just the explosive concoction of teenage girl + parent + stressful/difficult situation).