I'm fairly sure I did something similar to my BA when I was 23 and I was working at a derivative mortgage processing job, helping disgusting millionaires rip people off by selling packages of electrons on a screen.
He's trying to make a symbolic statement. I'm enjoying "fuck college" week. All the bitterness and regret is quite awesome.
College may not have brought me great success... yet. But I did not spend a single penny on college tuition! Paid in full with a scholarship. No loans, no debt, no bullshit.