To be honest I love having my bitcoins with me. My experience with Mycelium has been stellar. It's smooth and light.

I think it's a matter of what your goals are, if you are focused on business I think starting out as soon as possible is best and you can add book smarts WHILE you are already working in the real world (especially if you are young). That way you can add knowledge that is specific to what you are encountering in your line of work.

That said, there are some careers that you pretty much have to go to college if you want to pursue them, such as engineering or medicine. People want different things and that's ok,  but I don't understand how so many people think that just because they went to college they will automatically earn money magically after they graduate.

Because at the current rate about 3600 bitcoins are created everyday and the market quite simply doesn't show enough demand to keep up with so many new bitcoins being created. I think it will keep struggling until the Halving.

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions. You've given me lots to think about. 

To be honest the idea of Bitcoin dying seemed more of a possibility before the sidechains discussion started gaining traction.  I think if it turns into reality then Bitcoin will see another explosion in price (even more so if it coincides with the 2016 Halving).

Haven't faucets always been a waste of titime though? When they gave away larger amounts each bitcoin was worth less than a dollar. Maybe it might seem like a waste now and in the future it turns out to be worthwhile

Can I piggyback into this thread? I've been reading about mining and as I understand it it's not really profitable unless one has a big profesional operation going on. If that's true then how come so many people are still buying individual rigs for themselves?