I'm in the same boat. Dropped out from B.S. in Computer Engineering in the very last semester when I got a job offer from Sony abroad, initially seemed to be for SF then shifted to a position in Sweden.

I was a rebellious/idealist kid who read all the success stories here in HN and had an overblown confidence.

I am doing very good economically, but when it comes to visa and mobility internationally. Having a diploma helps a lot, I found. Beside having access to more intelectual communities of people through a master's programme for example.