[Wrecked944]

Wow, man. Tough question. All I can do is tell you what I did. I studied Ancient History because I liked it. Never intended to get a job as a "historian" - whatever that means. Just liked it. No regrets. One of the best decisions I ever made.

I also studied computers as a minor - mainly for money. In picking a career, I basically chose the thing I did best that produced the highest income. Period. I took the attitude that all jobs suck - so you might as well make as much money as you can and retire as young as possible. I also learned that getting "rich" has very little to do with your job. Seems anti-intuitive but it is true. Check out a poorly written but insightful book called "Rich Dad Poor Dad". Reads like it was written by a trunk monkey - but the stuff inside is still very much valid. "Wealth" has more to do with investing than working. Or as one fellow says: "A job is just a short term solution to a long term problem." I work just to eat and invest. And I expect to be retired in the next five years (I'm 39). I would have retired sooner except for a very bad illness in my late 20's that wiped me out financially.

I hope the others chime in. I bet you'll get a lot of good advice on this BBS.

EDIT: I just realized I said the exact opposite of Joeaksa. Just goes to show that there are many paths to Nirvana, eh?