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Is an extra degree worth the cost?

There is this university Ph.D program that I really want to follow.
I already have a Ph.D and was recognized with a Honorary Doctorate Degree as well for my work in hormonal cancer research.
I even get to give lectures as a professor starting from end of September.
Isn't it a bit silly to seek out an extra degree?

While one could say that I have studied enough and earned enough degrees during my life , there is this university program I can't get out of my head.

Cost £10k.

I am at a crossroads here.

Do or don't.

You always have to calculate your return on investment.

I'm scared to admit that I'm too old to spend £10k on a degree and expect decent ROI.

I am not even guaranteed a higher salary after this degree because if you already have a Ph.D and substantial work experience, that extra degree might be looked at as "filler".

I don't know.

Worth the jump?

Can't stop thinking about how badly I want it.

Those £10k were actually money I saved up for a breast augmentation and here I am considering to throw it at an exciting degree program and staying with what nature gave me in the bossom department.

Urgh .
Decisions.
Sometimes you wish there was money for both.
Especially at my age.
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tallpowerhouseblonde · 31-35, F
If you cannot recover the cost with a higher salary then an extra degree is for personal satisfaction only.Probably best to get breast augmentation.You will feel more attractive and happier.Bigger boobs can do a lot for you too.Great for job interviews and attracting gorgeous guys.
BreakfastGirl · 36-40, F
@tallpowerhouseblonde The thing is that I'm not sure if I can recover the cost. If you're a recent graduate and in your early 20s degrees matter a ton. At my age it's my work experience that makes employers want to talk to me. So they may not necessarily care that I have yet another degree because I already have a lot of them.
That's what makes this decision so difficult.
That degree may turn out to be another fancy title nobody gives a damn about.
I already earned a Ph.D but it was from a less well known university.
This one would be from a well known university.
I just feel kind of crazy for wanting to throw £10k at a fancy piece of paper in times of uncertainty and war.

Breast augmentation would mentally give me more satisfaction about my body because I now have C-cups but have to admit I would prefer to be a DD.

Both are a luxury problem in my case.
I don't absolutely need either of these but they're nice to have.

Sometimes you have more problems when you have money to throw than when you have none at all. Because when you have money you don't know what to buy first :-(
Northwest · M
BreakfastGirl · 36-40, F
@Northwest While I'm at it, shall I go for a PhBimbo?
Accredited by Pamela Anderson herself?
Northwest · M
@BreakfastGirl You are free to do whatever you please.