Yea, I am 28 so those kind of things seem retardedly stupid to me. I completely understand your frustration about the degree though. That is the entire reason I didn't pursue a $100,000 course to get a piece of paper. I have a little college under me but I work as a web designer. I don't make too much at this job, but the experience will surely get me into a better paying one since they seem to favor that over schooling these days. At least that is the plan.