Age 16 And already worried about the future?
I make between 40 and 50K a year and I'm doing fine. Here's how you start: 1) First, breathe. Calm down. You're still young. It's good to think about the future but there's no reason to overworry. 2) Think about what your passions and skills are without worrying about money yet. Do you really like working with kids, or with animals? Are you great with working with your hands, or do you enjoy working outside? Maybe you have great mathematical skill, or you feel a religious calling, or you'd like to serve your country, or you love to cook. Maybe you're such an extraordinary athlete that a career in pro sports isn't just a boyhood dream. Think about it. 3) Figure out what job will enable you to do what you love. You will do better that way. If your passion and skill lie in cooking, go to culinary school instead of med school. 4) Figure out what you have to do to get that job. Not everything requires a 4 year degree. Talk to people who have succeeded in that profession. 5) Whatever you do, be willing to work hard. I know people who took many different paths to financial security, and the only thing they all have in common is that they were willing to bust their butt when it was needed. In the meantime: do well in school. Do your best, but try not to burn yourself out. You can start working now - get a paper route, do some farm work, flip burgers, bus tables, whatever. You'll have some money saved up and you'll learn to work hard. As a young adult, you will be poor. It's not the end of the world. And there are plenty of ways to save money. Turn off lights and electronics when you're not using them. Cook from scratch as much as possible - in fact, having a vegetable garden can save you a ton of money. Instead of getting a gym membership, work out at home - you don't even need fancy equipment to get a good workout. Spend and save wisely. Walk/bike when you can - it saves money on gas, parking, wear and tear on your car, etc. Live within your means and keep your credit good. As for how much income you need for your dream home, it depends where you live and what the market is like. You could get a farmhouse in rural Kansas and a studio apartment in Manhattan for the same price. The cost of living with also vary from place to place, and cities tend to be more expensive. I will say that you don't need to make 70K per year to have a good life. Good luck. You'll be fine.
My parents don't support me of my acting dream, HELP!?
I'm fifteen and live in Philly, and I want to become an actor. However, my Asian parents, don't really support me, and want me to only study and become like a doctor or engineer, which I understand completely, seeing that there is a higher success rate for that than becoming an actor. I want to become an actor, and be famous and stuff, but I'm worried. What if I become a nobody and have to get multiple part time jobs? What if I could have had a high paying job and had an easy life? Should I take the chance? High school for me is starting soon, and I'm currently scheduled for theatre. But should I keep on taking that class? I can change it probably, seeing that school hasn't started yet. There is orchestra, robotics, etc, that will probably help me in the future. I'm really confused and need some support and help.
I am 25, not yet settled and depressed about my career. I have written a lot of competitive exams and failed in all the exams. What should I do?
Sadly… This is life. My mom always tells me that Life isnt a golden platter. Everyone has a bad phase in life and this is just your bad phase. the way it came, it’ll go as well.Let me tell you my story. A bachelor and Masters Degree from a Top B School in India. Second Masters degree from Abroad. I am still jobless. Everyday I see my friends as compared to whom I am way much smarter working in really good firms in Mumbai and Delhi. When I wake up and I see people getting dressed and leaving for Office, I feel someone is piercing my chest with a very sharp knife. But I am helpless. I have given nearly 150 job applications, 20 interviews but still at the last moment some shit happens and I lose it.When this Wasn’t enough, the Love of my life turned out to be a hopeless cheating loser. When I somehow managed to cope with these two sorrows, I lost a Family Member.Hence, I sometimes feel like screaming at God for doing so bad with me for no fault of mine. I believe that every human has an emotional threshold, which once crossed, we fall apart.This is life mate. Everywhere u see you will find injustice and unfairity but we have to live with it. I trust myself that academically I was Smart, hardworking and today the only problem is luck isn’t on my side. Its the same to you. Its just your bad phase and everything is gonna pass soon and you’ll see success in your career. You are just 25, you have a long way to go. To hell with all the negative minded people in your life. Don’t be very hard on yourself. Just have a little more patience. Trust me when I say this - “ONE DAY, EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.”
Im 21 and my bf is 28 he wants to marry me but im not sure?
Your whole problem comes to the age gap between you and your boyfriend. He is at a point where he has been the college age and has had his fun and done everything he wanted too do before settling down with someone he cared about. your now in college and your getting all the attention from the guys and you like it of course you would, but your 21 you don't want to settle down which 21 year old does. you want to go out on dates and have fun I mean that's part of the college experience. It comes down to you I mean you chose an older man so he is ready for the next step because he is older and most people want to be married before 30 and its his time, so you need to decide to settle down or be a 21 year old and have fun now because you wont be able to later
I don't think my coworkers like me?
I am 23. I started a job in an office in customer service a few months ago. I'm the youngest person in my department by 10 years. I can tell the women working there do not really like me... I am very shy and come off as judge mental and awkward. I always end up saying the wrong thing and feel like I offend people. We had a company ceremony today doing a raffle drawing and it was so awkward as I felt I didn't have anyone to talk to. It was horrible. I'm not looking forward to the office parties during the holiday season. I just want to do my job and leave without socializing. People probably get that vibe too. I think I come off as a goody goody because I always do a really good job, and stay logged into the customer service call queue while my coworker logs out and makes me get all the calls. It's a really good company and I want to stay and move up but my social anxiety is ruining this opportunity.
I am ostracized! Nobody talks to me. Everybody Avoids me. Any way out?
and i am bonded to this place for a very long time (i worked hard to earn this seat in this college, and am not prepared to give it up) people discourage others from talking to me (e.g. "omg why are you talking to him, he has like noooooo friends..dont go near him"). in tutorial classes, if i sit in one seat, everyone will get up and go to the opposite end of the room, so the lecturer also requests me to move over to where they moved so that she doesn't have to turn her head to this side of the room for just one person. then every time we get a new lecturer (like every 2 weeks), i get questioned e.g. "why don't you interact with the others?" "why are you sitting alone for when you should be discussing" etc. the truth is, they don't want to sit near me, nor do they want to discuss with me (they just ignore me if i make a comment/suggestion). I am fed up. I have to explain to every tom dick and harry lecturer the behaviour of other students. I am forced to constantly relive this nightmare every day. i have no friends, no support, no life. i am not welcome anywhere. and trust me, the clubs and stuff are filled with my batch mates. they're everywhere. i cannot raise a complaint either, as back-biting, and ostracizm is a very difficult thing to punish (or provide evidence). My marks are being affected, because i appear to be an uncooperative, rude, arrogant character. what's your suggestion? PS: And for those who are going to come with rubbish answers like "you must have done something wrong...nobody treats ppl like that for no reason" or " you're not telling the full story"... fine...suspect me as having committed sins..just like those lecturers and other observing students. i guess it's just human nature to pick on the weak. survival of the fittest the full story is i am different to them. simple as that. they may boss me to do something, then i ignore them or refuse to do so, then comes the power struggle and voila..its called bullying.