Been so guilty of these kind for thoughts in the past:

" I have no money for books (but I smoke)", "I have no time (but I watch TV 3 hours per day) etc."

I used to read a hell of a lot when I was younger and then my career kicked off and I stopped. I took redundancy a few years back and when looking for a new job I realised how behind I was. I was too busy (but I wasn't really).

The good thing about educating yourself is, it is never too late to start...or restart.