So I had barely any education as a kid, I was homeschooled by a fundamentalist and highly dysfunctional family. I was basically taught arithmetic and how to read and that was the bulk of my education. I'm a pretty curious person so I've continued to try to learn things throughout my life and economics seemed interesting but it was always framed as 'not a real job' so I didn't prioritize it sooner.
    I've bounced around several jobs, most of which didn't have good long-term prospects.
    While I was working as a truck driver I took up listening to audio books and read some books on economics and the market.
    Now one of the many things I had tried my hand at was stock trading. But I could never seem to make much headway, at least until I started applying lessons learned about economics. I've built up my account now to the point where it was easily replacing my income and without harming my ability to grow and then I quit my job as a truck driver back in July. Now I have a lot of free time on my hands and I've been spending it trying to learn more, not just about economics but about the people who are in a position to make policy and try to understand what they believe and what the likely outcomes of those policies will be. But it's clear there's still a lot to be learned.
    The question becomes, would I benefit meaningfully from a formal education in the subject?

    Should I(32m) self-employed trader go back to school and get an economics degree?
    byu/Unfitforcivilization inAskEconomics



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