[sidman]

I have always seen education as the most important gift that one can give because once its given excluding fatal accidents its something that can never be taken away or lost and is useful throughout you whole life, whether at a job or simply to allow you to see the world through different perspectives.

It is great the the university was able to provide a discounted education to Filipaj and allow a man that wanted to keep studying to do just that.

Just as a side note, i feel that the coursera subjects to be just fantastic, free education from some really great lecturers on some really interesting topics just can't be beat

[sopooneo]

Yes. In a very no-nonsense personal finance book I read, the author pointed out that it is not always the case that higher rewards always come with higher risk. Time and energy spent improving your health or educating yourself (though they might have opportunity cost) are essentially zero risk. And the benefits can be both financial and quality of life related.