<prompt> Human: I attend a college that costs 60k a year, that is 240k plus a grand or two for supplies for all 4 years. This is just theoretical, but if I were to put all that money into savings when I was 19, and got a job that pays 15 - 20 an hour with just a high school degree or a very cheap degree, would I be able to retire early?I am not looking to drop out of college, I just want to gauge the importance of savings.edit 1: First of all, thank you for all these comments for this hypothetical situation. Here are some things I would like to add to my original post. -I am not paying for my college. I am very grateful to have parents who can afford to pay my college tuition. I realize that it is a shitload of money and I just wanted to know how this money could be used elsewhere.-I unfortunately do not get financial aid... :-60K includes dorm and food. Tuition alone is 50K.-I go to college because I need a college education to do the work I want to do. Up coming year is my last year in college, and I also plan on getting master of engineering in mechatronics.  <response>: I would have found a school that didnt cost 60k a year to attend, and pocketed the balance. 