@graciechickk it took my mom 20yrs to finish her bachelors because of life. she graduated with a degree she thought would be useful career-wise, but wasn't. her advise to my sister and I was to study something that interested us, that we were passionate about, rather than something we thought would provide for ourselves or our family because oftentimes your degree isn't what your career ends up being.
and college isn't the ONLY option out there, nor does it have to be done in four years immediately following high school.