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<blockquote data-quote="Kormydigar" data-source="post: 2892892" data-attributes="member: 17113"><p>Dude. You are just experiencing life. Thats all.</p><p>I wish I only had three years of "wasted " life. My mom died when I was 16 and I dropped out of high school and kind of lost interest in most things. I moved in with my dad at age 17 to take care of him (bad health issues) and worked crappy jobs for years. I didn't even START college until I was 30 and I just graduated last year at age 35, with 50,000 of debt.I am now 36 and just beginning my career. I do have a wife but we are not in a position to get a house yet. In my area the average home sells for 400,000 +.</p><p></p><p>But you know what? I don't really consider all that time "wasted". I made a lot of good friends, had a hell of a good time just living and made some memories that will last forever. Yeah I could beat myself up for not finishing high school, going straight to college, and starting my career earlier but what's the point. Had I done that I might be earning more money now (no guarantee) but I might not have met my wife or some of the friends I have now. Happiness is about more than just what you earn. Chances are that your peers are overextending thier spending on crap, so don't be too quick to envy them. If you are lonely then make the time to get out and meet someone. A bigger paycheck won't fill that hole (trust me on that one). Concentrate on whats going right- you are under 30, finished school, and are working in your field and it seems like you are getting a lot of valuable work experience. First jobs are about learning and growing so remember that when work sucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kormydigar, post: 2892892, member: 17113"] Dude. You are just experiencing life. Thats all. I wish I only had three years of "wasted " life. My mom died when I was 16 and I dropped out of high school and kind of lost interest in most things. I moved in with my dad at age 17 to take care of him (bad health issues) and worked crappy jobs for years. I didn't even START college until I was 30 and I just graduated last year at age 35, with 50,000 of debt.I am now 36 and just beginning my career. I do have a wife but we are not in a position to get a house yet. In my area the average home sells for 400,000 +. But you know what? I don't really consider all that time "wasted". I made a lot of good friends, had a hell of a good time just living and made some memories that will last forever. Yeah I could beat myself up for not finishing high school, going straight to college, and starting my career earlier but what's the point. Had I done that I might be earning more money now (no guarantee) but I might not have met my wife or some of the friends I have now. Happiness is about more than just what you earn. Chances are that your peers are overextending thier spending on crap, so don't be too quick to envy them. If you are lonely then make the time to get out and meet someone. A bigger paycheck won't fill that hole (trust me on that one). Concentrate on whats going right- you are under 30, finished school, and are working in your field and it seems like you are getting a lot of valuable work experience. First jobs are about learning and growing so remember that when work sucks. [/QUOTE]
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