Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman Graham and Jack: Why Skipping College Might Be the Smartest Move You Can Make
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Sep 30, 2025 
Join Graham Stephan, a real estate investor and personal finance YouTuber, along with his co-host Jack Selby from The Iced Coffee Hour, as they explore why skipping college might enhance your success. They share their own paths of dropping out for real-world experience and the rise of lucrative trades while avoiding student debt. Discover their insights on skill stacking, the dynamics of YouTube as a career, and the importance of delegating tasks based on character. Plus, they tackle the housing market's current state and smart financial moves for young people.
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Start Work Instead Of Defaulting To College
- If you know the career you want, start working now instead of delaying for college expenses.
- Use early paid work experience to accelerate income and skill growth instead of spending years in classes.
Trades Compete With Degrees
- Trades now pay well and carry little student-debt risk compared with college.
- Many parents now prefer alternative routes because skilled trades offer fast paths to six-figure incomes.
Persistence Landed A Partnership
- Jack emailed Graham repeatedly offering to help and finally got a response after eight messages.
- That small, persistent outreach led to a job doing tedious Facebook email work and then a lasting partnership.
