On career

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apskidb · 2014-12-06T22:56:10+00:00

You are being a little naive. Stick with the program and get to the 100K club. You'll have free time to spend as you wish building a life outside of work. Save money and after a while you can decide to take some off for some adventure.

Just don't get roped into a relationship and get beta-buxed with baby and expensive mortgage.

moderatorsAREshit · 2014-12-07T06:10:46+00:00

care to enlighten me what pays 50 k for a 2 year degree with a shot at 100k?

OneTouchHowMuch · 2014-12-07T01:17:42+00:00

Get the 100k/year job. If it's truly as mundane as you think, you can live w only bare essentials then save/invest 60k per year for a few years and then just quit and play around the world until your money runs out then do it again.

If you lift, and eat super healthy, your 30s n 40s should not feel much different than your 20s, so don't worry about getting old and decrepit.

You'll have plenty of free time when you're not working to live life on the edge. But if you don't have stability, it won't matter much.

fnordsnord · 2014-12-07T05:02:40+00:00

I can't decide for you. But at 51 I'm making about 54K/year. I own four houses plus my home, but I'm trapped in a web of financial and social obligations.

Do you owe any one any money? Do you have a wife or children?

If the answer to both is no - you can take the high road to adventure and not hurt anyone but yourself.

rocklion200 · 2014-12-07T02:50:50+00:00

Here's a question for you. What is life on the edge for you? What is adventure? Is it a job? Is that the only thing. I had a job for 15 years that was exciting at first, but over the years it started becoming mundane. But the thing is that does not mean you have to be a mundane person. Work does not define who you are. Yes, I punched into the clock 9 to 6 everyday. But what did I do outside of work? I backpacked, I climbed mountains, I did Warrior Dashes and Tough Mudders, I rappelled off 100 foot cliffs, I mountain biked down 3,000 foot mountains. I live life on the edge. I have adventure. And I don't do it with a 100K salary. If I did then my ass would be traveling the world doing the same things. Adventure is how you make it not how you imagine it.

Title	On career
Author	illiteratesnitch
Upvotes	2
Comments	10
Date	December 6, 2014 10:05 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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