Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. Formal education is standard, structured and systematic education. It is what you learn in schools and colleges. There's nothing wrong with formal educaion but it is designed to get you a job... or make you a living.... It is not desinged to make you financially free or mentally strong. It is designed to keep you part of the system. There are limits to how far you can go with fomal education. It is for people who want limited risk, and not much responsibility. Self-education knows no limits and that is why it has the potential to make you a fortune. Self-education can not only make you a fortune, it can also make you fullfilled - because it gives you the choice to educate yourself on things that will enhance the quality of your life. Think of all the greatest entrepreneurs of today, and in history... These are all seft-educated people.