I'm also dutch, I'm not sure if you mean HBO or university. I only have experience with university. I recommend you to finish your degree.
1) If you would ever want to move abroad, having a degree (masters) makes it much easier to get a visa
2) Although the content seems impractical now, the intelectual challenge makes you highly analytics which helps you solve problems in your future job in a structed and faster pace.
3) You built up a network of peers who are interested in the same topic as you
4) If its easy, just take a part time job to pay for your rents. When I was studying I got this 250 euro government grant and in addition with my part time income I didn't need to take out a loan.
5) My grades where not spectacular, no one ever asked for them.
As for future career prospects, having a degree probably only matters when you are getting hired by people who have very little knowledge of who they actually need. If you are one of the best in your field with a name, I don't think it will matter. I'm personally getting contacted for job opportunities on a weekly base right now, so I don't worry too much about losing my job. But the key is to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in software development. If you lag behind with a CS degree it is much harder to get a job than if you have up-to-date knowledge in the technology that is in demand at that time without a degree.
I'm also dutch, I'm not sure if you mean HBO or university. I only have experience with university. I recommend you to finish your degree.
1) If you would ever want to move abroad, having a degree (masters) makes it much easier to get a visa
2) Although the content seems impractical now, the intelectual challenge makes you highly analytics which helps you solve problems in your future job in a structed and faster pace.
3) You built up a network of peers who are interested in the same topic as you
4) If its easy, just take a part time job to pay for your rents. When I was studying I got this 250 euro government grant and in addition with my part time income I didn't need to take out a loan. 5) My grades where not spectacular, no one ever asked for them.
As for future career prospects, having a degree probably only matters when you are getting hired by people who have very little knowledge of who they actually need. If you are one of the best in your field with a name, I don't think it will matter. I'm personally getting contacted for job opportunities on a weekly base right now, so I don't worry too much about losing my job. But the key is to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in software development. If you lag behind with a CS degree it is much harder to get a job than if you have up-to-date knowledge in the technology that is in demand at that time without a degree.