Why the lady sitting next to me should pay $2,000 for a computer class
I’m sitting at my neighborhood coffee shop listening to two women talk about their careers. Yes, I eavesdrop.
One of them is complaining about her job, but says that she can’t get another one because she’s uncomfortable with her computer skills. Which led me to this post.
If you take a $2,000 computer class and it lets you get a job with a $10,000 salary bump, you should do it. No question.
If you buy one book per week, for $20 each, that’s $1,000 per year. If you get one good idea per week, my friend Paul told me, it’s worth it. If you apply that idea, I can’t even guess how much it would be worth.
If you buy a new car for $8,000 more than a used car, it can sometimes be worth it.
Put the numbers in context and look at value, not just cost. A $2,000 conference sure sounds like a lot. But if you make $80,000 off it, it sure looks like an investment. (Which is exactly what another friend, Erica, just did.)
Of course, the excuses will come. I don’t have that kind of money. (Answer: Save up.) How do I know if the class will get me that better job? I could probably take the same class for $100 somewhere else. All this stuff is free online, anyway.
You don’t know. That’s part of deciding what’s valuable and what’s simply a cost. But remember, buying something is not just about a number. If the value exceeds the cost, do it.
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