So it feels like I'm at a cross-roads and could use some advice from others. Not entirely sure which way to take things right now and every path seems uncertain.
So about 3 months ago I got into crypto, mainly NFTs. Turned 8k into about 40k. (Made a bunch of mistakes and lost some money, made some money, could have made way more money... but everything is 20-20 in hindsight. Still, I 5x'ed my initial investment. Although I feel like it was partially the fact that I made the decisions I did, but also partially luck, that things turned out the way they did.)
Now my parents are pressuring me to get a real job or go back to school and get a degree/diploma. They say I'm not generating an actual monthly income, and that I need monthly revenue to actually survive in this world. (To that I do agree with them. It would be nice to have an income flow and build credit, etc.)
A little background:
I'm 26 now, I was in University 5 years ago but had to drop out due to a severe back injury. During that time I was off I did my own studying, took courses like Ray Edwards' Copywriting course, Frank Kerns' Marketing/FB Ads course, Grant Cardone's Real Estate Course. (Maybe I got lost in these courses feeling like I was doing when I really wasn't.) By no means am I an expert but I think I could put together a half decent piece of writing. I did create a Wordpress website for a family member's home business, and got it ranked mid-way up the first page of google (from page 7) for 3 keywords - their two business keywords plus our city name. And I know how to create Facebook/google ads.
I've tried dabbling in Amazon and spent way too many hours figuring out how to get my foot in. But ultimately struggle to come up with a profitable item to sell.
I started two cannabis businesses, one fail due to me not being able to keep up with the physical demand - took a loss there. The other failed due to lack of marketing funds (I underestimated what would be needed to succeed. Time and money.) - broke even there.
I can't really do any labour/trades jobs due to my back injury.
Potential Options:
So I can return to University with the 40k I've made in the past 3 months, get an undergraduate degree bcom/marketing. Or get a lesser cheaper college diploma in marketing for $20k. But to what end? (So I can get a marketing/advertising job?)
...Or do I go get an entry level marketing/sales job with minimum requirements and work my way up from there (with no degree)?
...A marketing agency sounds like fun but all the job listings I've come across require some college or university degree.
...Or do I continue on the unpredictable path of crypto? (If I could continue to generate profit and get to 80k, I could pull out 60k to invest into an apartment. Then refi and get into another one in the future. Eventually sell them and work my way up to bigger investment opportunities in real estate. I also love real estate - but currently lack funding to get my foot in/don't know anyone that can help with funding.) ...but you can also just as easily lose your butt in crypto.
...Do I create an Upwork profile and start trying to get copywriting gigs?
I know the whole degree, get a job isn't fast lane... but it is steps up on MJ's latter... my current monthly income is nill.
So yeah, re-reading that it seems like I'm all over the freaking place right now. I'm pretty confused, feels like I'm in a tornado. Open to any advice or suggestions any one here might have.
So about 3 months ago I got into crypto, mainly NFTs. Turned 8k into about 40k. (Made a bunch of mistakes and lost some money, made some money, could have made way more money... but everything is 20-20 in hindsight. Still, I 5x'ed my initial investment. Although I feel like it was partially the fact that I made the decisions I did, but also partially luck, that things turned out the way they did.)
Now my parents are pressuring me to get a real job or go back to school and get a degree/diploma. They say I'm not generating an actual monthly income, and that I need monthly revenue to actually survive in this world. (To that I do agree with them. It would be nice to have an income flow and build credit, etc.)
A little background:
I'm 26 now, I was in University 5 years ago but had to drop out due to a severe back injury. During that time I was off I did my own studying, took courses like Ray Edwards' Copywriting course, Frank Kerns' Marketing/FB Ads course, Grant Cardone's Real Estate Course. (Maybe I got lost in these courses feeling like I was doing when I really wasn't.) By no means am I an expert but I think I could put together a half decent piece of writing. I did create a Wordpress website for a family member's home business, and got it ranked mid-way up the first page of google (from page 7) for 3 keywords - their two business keywords plus our city name. And I know how to create Facebook/google ads.
I've tried dabbling in Amazon and spent way too many hours figuring out how to get my foot in. But ultimately struggle to come up with a profitable item to sell.
I started two cannabis businesses, one fail due to me not being able to keep up with the physical demand - took a loss there. The other failed due to lack of marketing funds (I underestimated what would be needed to succeed. Time and money.) - broke even there.
I can't really do any labour/trades jobs due to my back injury.
Potential Options:
So I can return to University with the 40k I've made in the past 3 months, get an undergraduate degree bcom/marketing. Or get a lesser cheaper college diploma in marketing for $20k. But to what end? (So I can get a marketing/advertising job?)
...Or do I go get an entry level marketing/sales job with minimum requirements and work my way up from there (with no degree)?
...A marketing agency sounds like fun but all the job listings I've come across require some college or university degree.
...Or do I continue on the unpredictable path of crypto? (If I could continue to generate profit and get to 80k, I could pull out 60k to invest into an apartment. Then refi and get into another one in the future. Eventually sell them and work my way up to bigger investment opportunities in real estate. I also love real estate - but currently lack funding to get my foot in/don't know anyone that can help with funding.) ...but you can also just as easily lose your butt in crypto.
...Do I create an Upwork profile and start trying to get copywriting gigs?
I know the whole degree, get a job isn't fast lane... but it is steps up on MJ's latter... my current monthly income is nill.
So yeah, re-reading that it seems like I'm all over the freaking place right now. I'm pretty confused, feels like I'm in a tornado. Open to any advice or suggestions any one here might have.
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