Blue Collar Cash

Blue Collar Cash

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Ida and the Levees, Superweeds, Blue Collar Cash

Episode: Ida and the Levees, Superweeds, Blue Collar Cash

  • Sep 1, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 19:41 mins

Many families have at least one kid for whom college doesn’t quite seem like the right fit. And if you’re a college-educated parent, that can be troubling, if not downright terrifying. No parent wants to see their kid stuck in a cycle of minimum wage jobs, unable to access the higher earning potential a college degree can unlock. But Ken Rusk makes the case for embracing careers that don’t require a college degree. Rusk is a construction entrepreneur and author of “Blue Collar Cash." (Segment produced by Olivia Young)