“Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn
Getting more degrees (formal education) usually means having more employment opportunities. Our current school system is set up to teach kids/young adults how to be employees.
What is more valuable than a college diploma is knowing how to self-educate. Reading about, learning, and implementing useful information can take you further in life than having some extra letters tacked on to the end of your email signature (B.S., M.S., etc). Being able to self-educate opens doors for you that others may not even know exist.
I know a lot of people with a college education who make less than those who never went to or didn’t graduate from college. Having a degree means that you know how to pass a test, but it does not tell a company that you know how to provide value for them.