Being a Political Science major at UC Berkeley, I was wondering what some great majors are to be financially stable in the future.
they dont offer this everywhere anymore, and I may sound loony, but a degree in home economics is absolutely fucking great for this. i shit you not, they exist, and used to be a thing among the wives of wealthy dudes back when females werent so represented in the work force. dont let that deter you; managing money is for anyone that actually wants to keep it in this day and age.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/home-economics-major_n_5906476.html
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These students will graduate and go into schools to get public education jobs or teach about sewing, interior design, or personal management. Those who do not go into an education setting, however, sometimes take a “more entrepreneurial” approach. They will start their own business in the food industry, the apparel industry or go on to get another degree in interior design or a graduate degree in child development so they can work in these settings, Dean Busby, director of the School of Family Life at BYU, told HuffPost Home via email.
But despite popular belief, these students aren’t just spending their days living out what Moore calls the old stereotype of “stitching and sewing.” While there are courses such as “introduction to interiors,” “textiles,” “food preparation in the home” and “history of apparel” that are dedicated to these more traditional views of home economics, the program maintains a strong basis in STEM academics of science, technology, engineering and math, as well.
But despite popular belief, these students aren’t just spending their days living out what Moore calls the old stereotype of “stitching and sewing.” While there are courses such as “introduction to interiors,” “textiles,” “food preparation in the home” and “history of apparel” that are dedicated to these more traditional views of home economics, the program maintains a strong basis in STEM academics of science, technology, engineering and math, as well.
besides teaching trades at a collegiate level, there is a core curriculum based around personal finance management and asset management for the home and individual, not the business. this inward focus on budgeting is what the majority of folks lack nowadays; financial discipline. sure, wages could use a nice kick in that ass, for some industries, but the main problem is that people spend their hard earned bread on ignorant, non utilitarian shit, that they throw away in a few years because it was poorly manufactured/ not all that useful. to learn viable personal finance skills, beats getting a business degree any day, as if you cannot budget for yourself, you cannot budget for others, in my opinion
