The rest have to go with the traditional way, earning an educational degree and trying to look for the best job for their niche. A lot of people say that degrees don't matter, all you need is knowledge, skills, and experience, I only partly agree with that, because a person who is the sole breadwinner for their family can't just keep trying to get success through their skills and they eventually have to find a way to at least earn some money to survive.
Both degree and skill are for the purpose of being able to financially take care of yourself and family but that is depending on how you are able to plan yourself. It is not only through education that a breadwinner can survive but even through skills. Above all to diversify your source of income is ultimate. For example whether you have a guarantee job in government or you are someone who works with his acquired skill, to be successful you need to spread your net to other areas other than just one source of income.
Life can't be predicted and no one knows where financial opportunities will be coming from , it is just better to get a degree and a good skill and be waiting which one of these can bring opportunities because sometimes one might have the degree but nothing better is coming from that angle but where their are opportunities is from skill. For one to succeed in life it is better to get ready to grab opportunities by getting a degree and skill, this two tools are very important in achieving financial success in life.