<p>Lack of a college degree can certainly impact your future earnings but does not necessarily relegate you to a life of temp jobs or starbucks shifts. </p>
<p>Motivated people who work hard are just as able to find success without a degree as with. My years after high school were filled with world travel and countless experiences I would not have had living in a dorm. </p>
<p>The maturity and experience I gained from supporting myself (in the SF Bay area no less) gave me the upper leg in job interviews and my increased work expereince has enabled me to foster a rewarding and profitable career.</p>
<p>When my lack of degree started to become an issue (eight years later) my company suggested I return to school and is paying all my education expenses.</p>
<p>My point: If you aren't happy being in college, get out. Find out what makes you tick and then see where it takes you. If you do end up in a series of dead end jobs, college will always be there for you.</p>