<prompt> Human: Im almost 30 and I live in a state with a low cost of living in the US.I do security management work for a large corporation. I currently make a 42k salary working 50 hours per week. Honestly, decent pay for the field and what I do. Contracted employee through a security agency, no benefits except 2 weeks vacation, insurance is a joke just to keep them from getting fined. Im on call 247, have to work nights unexpectedly at least 4-5 times a month and manage a team of 15. Its very demanding most of the time and extremely stressful. I just fell into this job and got promoted up. I hate it. I feel Im at a dead end. To go any higher in the security field, it seems you need a degree and even at that, it never pays too well and I dont have a passion for it. I was just young, on my own and needed the money more at the time than the college, at least I thought so at the time. That, added to other personal issues at the time Id rather not discuss, made taking the job sound like the best bet.Im currently about 3 semesters away from getting a Bachelors degree in biology with a chemistry minor from a respectable university. Yes, Im a moron for not just finishing when I was 23 or so, live and learn. The classes I have to take, along with the somewhat limited offerings of upper level science courses in my university means I couldnt keep my full time day job due to some of the labs alone being 5 or so hours in the middle of the day. My live in fiance makes about 1400 month after tax and contributes equally. Shes works in am inherently low paying field but got a degree and loves what she does so its worth the low pay for her. I will get a full time night job while in college but the only ones I can find are all between 10-15 an hour without experience or too much demand that I couldnt put school first. I want to bust this all out and graduate by this time next year, or in December if the classes are available. Bills:Rent: Nize size 2 bed 2 bath house out in the country. 750monthUtilities: 225month.Car: Both mine and fiancees are paid offInsurance: 140monthPhone internet: 150monthGas:120monthDebt: just student loans for me. About 28k from getting up to this point. I have kept payments up to date and have decent credit so I shouldnt have an issue with taking out more. Also my 300 a month payment will halt while enrolled. I feel I really need to do this. Ive come so close and now realize the true impact having a degree has on your career. Am I crazy to go back and give up an ok paying job? I apologize in advance for any errors, Im doing this on mobile. Thank you very much for any help!  <response>: So what is it about that specific degree would you want to use it for? It seems, from what I read, that youd use it to advance? Would you switch to a biology field? Having a degree is great, but if you have no plans to use that degree specifically I think it might be a waste of your time and money. Perhaps I read this wrong, but my first piece of advice would be to just find a different job with less of things you dont like to help with stress. If youre really set on bio degree then go for it -- with the help from your fiancé you shouldnt worry too much about going homeless. Im in a similar position and wont be able to work full time with school next semester, but youll find a way! 