I'm agreeing with the general educational theme going here...however, to avoid redundancy I’m going to approach this from a different angle: PAYING for that education everyone is yelling at you to get.
My answer comes in three letters ‘UPS’. While the PART TIME hours are tough, and the physical labor is even tougher UPS will pay you $2,000 per semester towards school during the spring and fall along with $1,500 during the summer classes if you chose to take them. In addition the benefits they offer are second to none, except maybe the US Government. The $9.50 an hour they pay you to bust your a** for 20 hours a week is just a little extra gravy.

My suggestion:
Seek out a job at UPS, and if you’re really strapped for money, or if you don’t have the high school GPA to do it then start out at a community college instead of a public or private college/university. Between UPS and community college, you could earn the grades for a scholarship to a University and pay nothing for your community college while you’re at it. Just make sure UPS accredits the college before you enroll.

This is just one way to go about obtaining your education. I’m just trying to show you that the opportunities are there, even for those who may think they cannot afford them.

I will give you advice i wish i had gotten many years ago. In life people have needs. These needs are the same no matter where you go and whether is a company or a individual.

Some of them are

Eating, Sleeping, Getting sick, Transportation, Places to live, Recreation, Shelter. Heating, Electric.

Now you take these needs and you come up with 5-10 jobs that covers those needs Ill give you an example

Places to live:
Real estate agent.
carpenter
deck builder
window installer
construction worker
HVAC
Exterminator

These are jobs no matter where you go in the world people have these basic needs. This means no matter where you go people NEED YOU to fill them. There are levels in these jobs from the manual labor to management to inspectors. If your lucky you will find some jobs that you can do full time and on the side for extra cash youll be a happy man. Then you develop a client base over time and before you know it your working for your own dreams instead of those of another person.

One problem is in todays society is nobody says its ok just to live. Most people want a nice place to live, family to love and familiy who loves the back, food in the fridge, good friends to share time with, a decent job that pays the bills and gives you all the above with enough left over to buy a few toys and vacation every once in a while. I dont know about you but that is a pretty good life.

With that said Education, is the building blocks for your life. You never stop learning. Nobody can face lifes lessons for you. Friends and family can be there to support you when you make the mistakes learning them. The more educated you are, the more options become available to you when you make those mistakes.

Good Luck

Yea i dont like the whole idea of paying thousands of dollars that i really dont have at all for schooling. Im deffinately going to a community college i dont want to pay for school the next 15 years or what not.

Are you any good at sports?

Hah no not really. I can shoot a gun and bow pretty good but no sports for me. I do enjoy golf but im not very good and dont get to play much. Maybe you can teach me Mr. golf pro

Guess what you get it back and more
Your education is an investment in YOU

The more education you have, the more money you will make.

Get a degree! Its worth it, I have a bachelors & masters degree, turn 25 this month, and have an awesome job - 4 weeks vacation, great benefits& every-other friday off, all on top of good pay! Sure it was tough sometimes working & schoolingthrough my masters program, but it was well worth it. You have to think long term, get a good job when you young, put every penny you can pinch into a retirement account and you'll be able to retire w/ 20 years of good hunting left... thats my plan anyway..

Also listen to the guy suggesting real-estate, I'm slowly working my way into that field as a "side" job... Buy a fixer-upper (but livable) and live there while you do the work, then either sell it for a profit or rent and and move to another... before you know it you'll be retired... With the econonmy the way it is, interest rates have only one direction to go UP! this will mean less people will be able to get home loans, so renting will go up...

Going into huge debt is not necessarily worth it,find a way to minimize your debt, or you'll be a slave to your creditors...

That's actually backwards. The Fed. lowers interest rates to spur the economy. That being said....real estate is hardly ever a bad investment. They're not making any more land that I know of.

I'm another one big on education. I also would encourage you to think about something you can do as your own business. I own a business that has nothing to do with hunting but allows me all the time I want in the field and the money to go. You may have to spend several years hunting less to get things rolling but then you will be rewarded for the rest of your life. Justa thought, I have a buddy that owns a painting business. They paint inside and out on mostly big custom built homes. He has two or three crews that work for him and as long as he keeps things organized and running smoothly, he can get away a lot to do other things. Again, you would have to bust your hump for a few years to build the business but then you can reap the rewards. You still need a good education in business management.

My mother is a real estate agent so yea I know there is some money to be made in buying and selling. But where to you get that money to start the buying and selling? Work for a few years and save? Ill be back in a few minutes im gonna go get some shooting in before it gets to hot today.