My husband has a M.S. in Engineering. His sister earns more, with a G.E.D., 4 community college classes and a real estate license. She works her tail off and gets the rewards.
I know a few people like that, went full force into a career, work their tail off and reap the benifits!
You do have to work your butt off though! We went through 2 realtors when we moved, the first lady drove me nuts so I switched!
My sister went to Vo-tech for cosmotology. She does manicures and pedicures at a dayspa. She made more than I did as a first year teacher, and had no student loans!