What was the point of learning cursive in school?

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

This monkey will compare pay checks with that person any day and make him wish he was a monkey.

Well to be entirely fair to you, you own your own business. While selling insurance is the business you're in, I'm sure you would acknowledge that you don't spend anywhere near all of your time selling insurance. You are an entrepreneur and an administrator as much as you are an insurance salesman.

I've got respect for what you do, because there's significant risk in it. If things go south and you lose clients, your bottom line takes a direct hit. So I admire the gumption and the ability to be successful in that environment. Keep in mind though, the actuary that makes $90K - $150K developing the insurance premium rates does so with nearly no risk to his income, and excellent hours.

Actuaries are among the most likely professions to leave work on time at 5pm, and are among the least likely to be laid off. You can make a lot of money selling insurance if you run it like an entrepreneur, but you also take on a lot of risk. Algebra buys those guys a pretty smooth life. That's all I'm sayin.

Sorry for minimizing what you do, I know it's more than selling insurance (same cannot be said for all insurance salesmen). Just making the point that math can get you a nice paycheck and great job security.