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eleven bravo wrote:

get laid dude

One of my first priorities going into college.  But wasn't the easiest to get the first couple of years.  But then, interesting enough, third year in, some girls from High School that wouldn't consider me are now all over me.  Reality set in that they should consider getting hooked up with one of the smartest kids from HS who is now on a fast track to career success.

Ilocano wrote:

androoz wrote:

i was just trying to point out that you can enjoy a career and make good money doing it.

personally id rather have general happiness as more of a priority than being rich but to each their own. although it wouldnt be bad making a lot of money and being happy lol.

One of my cousins is a CFO, making a ton of money, married, but no kids.  He wants even more money, but also regrets not having kids.  So yeah, money isn't everything.

my uncle in the hedge fund industry has more money than i can ever dream of having yet manages to have a family and enjoy his work.

so if you can find something you enjoy and make good money, perfect.

JohnG@lt wrote:

androoz wrote:

not everyone wants a life that revolves around money.

also its possible to find a career that you enjoy and make a lot of money doing it. so i dont see what that whole 30k a year shit is about.

Kid, don't try to tell me how life works. Your life doesn't have to revolve around the pursuit of money but it damn well should involve doing something that provides for your family if you plan on having one. Encouraging someone to be an actor instead of choosing a rewarding career is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.

heres the part where galt tells me im a kid and explains to me how life works lol.

you dont need to be rich to provide for a family.

theres nothing wrong with pursuing a career in acting as long as you have a backup plan.

androoz wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

androoz wrote:

not everyone wants a life that revolves around money.

also its possible to find a career that you enjoy and make a lot of money doing it. so i dont see what that whole 30k a year shit is about.

Kid, don't try to tell me how life works. Your life doesn't have to revolve around the pursuit of money but it damn well should involve doing something that provides for your family if you plan on having one. Encouraging someone to be an actor instead of choosing a rewarding career is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.

heres the part where galt tells me im a kid and explains to me how life works lol.

you dont need to be rich to provide for a family.

theres nothing wrong with pursuing a career in acting as long as you have a backup plan.

I hear gambling can be a good way to provide for a family also

androoz wrote:

SEREMAKER wrote:

androoz wrote:

heres the part where galt tells me im a kid and explains to me how life works lol.

you dont need to be rich to provide for a family.

theres nothing wrong with pursuing a career in acting as long as you have a backup plan.

I hear gambling can be a good way to provide for a family also

if youre one of the few that makes millions from it, sure.

guess why theres only a few

SEREMAKER wrote:

androoz wrote:

SEREMAKER wrote:

I hear gambling can be a good way to provide for a family also

if youre one of the few that makes millions from it, sure.

guess why theres only a few

probably because the chances are low of making a career out of it. doesnt mean you shouldnt pursue it as long as you have another job or backup plan. ie a degree in something.

Pochsy wrote:

I'll say do what your good at, not what you think will earn cash as well. My plan involves post-grad, though; being poor and happy is stupid. Take a general degree that leaves most of the doors in your very general area (by which I mean choose between either science/math and the arts/social sciences). Psychology is surprisingly good for near all business/social science post-grad degrees, while chemistry leaves the most post-grad opportunities on the other side of the fence.

The idea is you get 4 years to decide what you'll do after undergrad, and you'll come out with higher accreditation than trying to pursue your dream job right off the bat.

Of course you're betting a lot; if you suck in undergrad the game's up.

thats true

JohnG@lt wrote:

Morpheus wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

IDK, it's always been more of a hobby or side thing.

that's how it started for me, then i decided i didn't like calc 2 (or it didn't like me)...
4 years later I've (almost) got a degree I like, with a bunch of prospective jobs that sound like tons of fun.

tl:dr - Pick something fun and go for it. Make a career out of a hobby.

Good way to go through life as a whining liberal making $30k a year and wondering why your parents lied to you when they told you that you were a unique snowflake.

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in conclusion, people are different. Welcome to the real world.

ghettoperson wrote:

I'd recommend a healthy dosage of manning the fuck up, and just see what happens.

+1

whilst at college i would recomend getting laid alot, getting drunk alot and get a degree in something semi usefull. Creative writing is not as cool as you thought it would be.
Money may not be everything in this world but damn it sure helps.
Being an employer I look for exprience and then attitude in workers.
Something will come along. I didnt know what i wanted when i was in high school and then when I got knocked back for what i wanted to do at Uni I started working my arse off in a job that I didnt really like and now I own that company and love what I do.

If your family is loaded you have more options of what you want to pursue. If you have financial issues, well pick a job that you can make a shit ton of money and do it well.

ruisleipa wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Kid, don't try to tell me how life works. Your life doesn't have to revolve around the pursuit of money but it damn well should involve doing something that provides for your family if you plan on having one. Encouraging someone to be an actor instead of choosing a rewarding career is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.

goddamn you're so patronising sometimes. Being an actor could be a rewarding career. A rewarding career could be anything to different people. I know people who are city lawyers who earn hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. Yeah they can provide for their family. No, they never see their family cos they're always in the fuckin office 15 hours a day - when they're not sleeping there as well. No, they're not very happy either.

It's bollocks to say you have to earn a lot of money to be happy.

If you're lucky you can find a job you love that also pays brilliantly, but most people have to choose one or the other. OR you can get a job that you really like that provides enough money to live comfortably. Which is surely the best solution.

I never said you have to be a millionaire to be happy. You do, however, have to make a living wage where you aren't struggling to put food on the table. Acting is a one in a million shot. Excuse me for being realistic but I don't gamble, especially not with my life or that of my future family.

You have to balance what is important to you, time with family, friends, vacations etc, with the goal of not struggling through life. If you can make six figures doing something that doesn't make you want to jump from a high place then that is probably your best bet, not making $30k and juggling which bills you aren't going to pay this month. I'd rather be able to enjoy my time away from work and be able to go on vacation, buy the things I want and not necessarily need, and be able to send any future kids I have to private school. If work moderately sucks during the daytime so be it.