<p>I just read a thread kind of related to this but instead of veering that one of course I'll just start my own. Truth is I want to be rich when I'm old. I want to be able to travel and do whatever I want. Passions and interests aside what major should I go for? I've heard the sciences and healthcare stuff is hot. Clearly I'd need some graduate work too. I don't care how long it takes. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Become a Pharmacist if you have the grades. These jobs are not going to be outsourced (is impossible) Plus the need for pharmacists is going to grow as the population ages. Girlfriend of my fiancee is 25 and starting pay is around $70,000+</p>
<p>You need undergrad plus 3 years of pharamcy school.</p>
<p>thanks! I'll think about that.</p>
<p>Apparantly, for the work you'll have to do, you get paid tons of money. My friend is a pharmacist and she works at Costco or something...50some odd dollars an hour and she says she just stands around most of the time. Very laid back job in her opinion. Although money-wise you won't be making more money than a general doctor, your workload and stress is much less. </p>
<p>Of course there's going the medical school route and being a surgeon since they make tons of money, usually over 150k a year. But there's more schooling involved on top of med school and insurance malpractice, stress, etc...</p>
<p>We all want to be well off in our old age. Starting some sort of a business is probably the easiest way once you start it off and everything. My friend's dad is so totally loaded with cash now, and all he does is collect money at the various businesses he's started up. He was a professor working at a local university. He eventually collected enough money working there, then started up like a restaurant of some sort. He didn't manage it, just bought the lease and helped out someone start their own business. He kept doing that, and now owns various chains of restaurants around town and goes around and collects money at all his businesses. Needless to say, their family is financially secure.</p>