To ask how I can become "rich"?

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I know this sounds ridiculous.

I would like to be a high earner, I grew up working class and my knowledge in this area is lacking. I have tried to do my own research but found it difficult, with a lot of opposing answers and many sites/people just trying to sell!

I am doing a midwifery degree, I have always been academic and considered law but I knew I would find it boring.

What can I/should I do so that I can become a high earner?

I dream of nice cars, holidays and not having to worry about stretching until the end of the month. I'd also love to be able to send DC to private school.

I am open to anything.

What sort of things interest you academically, if not law?

What are you good at?

Do you have the time and resources to re-train?

What would you consider rich/a high earner?

Are you now more willing to do something boring, if it pays well?

Ok, academic is useful. I’m surprised you were able to write off the entire varied profession of law as dull… can you narrow down what about it would be boring? Sometimes it’s easier to figure out what you don’t want to do/doesn’t interest you, and then consider the remaining options.

So strange. I did a year of a midwifery degree because withdrawing and doing a law degree. I finish my TC and will be qualified in 6 months. Also from a working class background!!

How come you think you would find law boring? There are so many areas ... I think even the NMC have counsel!

Should of said "before" not "because" (I blame my fat fingers and a small phone keypad!

What A levels did you do?

Midwifery is a terrible degree choice if you want to be rich (financially rich rather than emotionally rich at least). How far into your degree are you?

If you did maths A level and got a good grade then you have quite a few options - graduate scheme at one of the Big 4 firms and become a chartered accountant, move into other finance roles in the city once qualified, probably also study for a CFA (chartered financial analyst) in your spare time. It's a fairly meritocratic route - lots of people who come from relatively humble backgrounds where I work who earn large salaries and came through the Big 4 accountancy qualification process. The degree you got doesn't matter too much as you have to pass exams (although midwifery will certainly be an exotic one). It's hard work passing the exams - you don't get a life outside work and study if you do the CFA.

The other fairly meritocratic route to decent money and where your background and degree don't matter too much is tech - if you have the brain and aptitude for it, a fair chunk of introductory coding can be self taught and your uni may well offer optional introductory classes open to all students regardless of degree as part of their skills training. You could look at one year conversion course masters degrees.

Are you willing to do something not very interesting if it pays well?

Just scrolled down to see if anyone else was all the way down here 👀

Hello from the bottom

I've reported this now because of our dull troll.

It’s like being at the bottom of the sea

Who is the twat?

Bottom feeders

😂 Definitely.

I'm talking 80-100k +.

I absolutely love midwifery, which is why I did it, but the earning potential is low and the NHS is a shambles as we all know.

That's where my interest lies, but I am more than I'm open to other things.

Maybe I shouldn't have written off law so quickly, I had friends who did law degrees and said they found it extremely boring.

Whilst I am academic, I don't particularly enjoy a lot of it.

I have always been better at English and humanities as opposed to maths.

I have always liked the idea of starting my own business, but never know what I'd do or how I would fund it.

I feel like I'm limiting my potential, but I just don't have the information/tools to reach it, if that makes sense?!

£80K doesnt get you..... nice cars, holidays and not having to worry about stretching until the end of the month. I'd also love to be able to send DC to private school...... unless you live in a very cheap place.

Not sure OP but if you crack it then please let me know!

DH and I are in healthcare. It does not pay well.

Sorry, I missed this due to the troll.

I didn't do A levels, I did an access course. I started them but became unwell with an autoimmune disease so had to stop and then became pregnant with DS. I would do them if I needed to.

It was probably a poor decision. I'm in my second year and I love it, but I know how crap the pay is.

I'll look into tech, thank you. I haven't really considered that at all.