If she's working at a hot bar, she may be making more then should could working in an office, and according to reports, people are drinking more now then they did when the economy was better. She may prefer the late hours (which she couldn't do if she was working in an office) and she may be able to be a little more individual in her attire. If she's a people person, she might really enjoy bartending. A LOT of us get degrees and find we really don't want to work in that field. She's working; you ought to be grateful for that (both of my brothers' wives, although both had degrees, stopped working as soon as they were married).