{
  "id": 5528249,
  "title": "I skipped uni for an apprenticeship and make £29k at 19: How to earn and get a degree",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/i-skipped-uni-for-an-apprenticeship-and-make-29k-at-19-how-to-earn",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T08:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/studentfinance/article-16084719/I-skipped-uni-apprenticeship-make-29k-19-earn-degree.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jack Smith, 19, from East London, is the first in his family to pursue higher education. He is already earning £29,000 per year - and is on the way to getting a masters' degree.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}