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I live with my parents in India. I am 15, in 10th grade. In my recent progress thread an user told me about starting to cold call small businesses, and offering them to make their website (that was my goal, but I was kind of procrastinating by saying 'I would do it after I have learnt enough web development, design etc.). I said that I would start from today...
But
I asked my parents about it. And it was a straight no. Like my mother got full angry on me, saying that I should be focused on my studies, why am I having these 'vile' ideas. Comparing me to my elder brother who used to study 12 hours a day (lol).
I saw a similar post here (THIS) , but the difference is that in my case, it was just a side hustle. It would require no uprfront investment. ALSO, I am good in studies. Like one of the top students I would say. AND I dont study much. I spent months researching how to study, so that I can save time by studying less and but learning more.
So in no way was I planning to 'ditch' my studies or anything. I would have put in the same effort but just do my side hustle in my free time.
You might ask why do I care just because my parents said no...
Heres the thing.
I am not allowed to have my bank account till I am 18. That means I would have to take my parents' bank account as a means of taking money (if i ever get clients, that is). But now, they have completely declined.
I have these options now-
1. Do it anyway without telling them (have to take my elder brothers' bank account details. But will he agree to give without telling my parents? He too is a scripted 'worker'.
2. Dont start side hustle, just keep on learning more and more web dev (till when? there's no end)
What would you have done?
I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
(not asking the forum to take my decision, just what their experience would lead them to do in this situation. Most probably I would have to choose option 2 from above, but please share your thoughts)
Thanks
I live with my parents in India. I am 15, in 10th grade. In my recent progress thread an user told me about starting to cold call small businesses, and offering them to make their website (that was my goal, but I was kind of procrastinating by saying 'I would do it after I have learnt enough web development, design etc.). I said that I would start from today...
But
I asked my parents about it. And it was a straight no. Like my mother got full angry on me, saying that I should be focused on my studies, why am I having these 'vile' ideas. Comparing me to my elder brother who used to study 12 hours a day (lol).
I saw a similar post here (THIS) , but the difference is that in my case, it was just a side hustle. It would require no uprfront investment. ALSO, I am good in studies. Like one of the top students I would say. AND I dont study much. I spent months researching how to study, so that I can save time by studying less and but learning more.
So in no way was I planning to 'ditch' my studies or anything. I would have put in the same effort but just do my side hustle in my free time.
You might ask why do I care just because my parents said no...
Heres the thing.
I am not allowed to have my bank account till I am 18. That means I would have to take my parents' bank account as a means of taking money (if i ever get clients, that is). But now, they have completely declined.
I have these options now-
1. Do it anyway without telling them (have to take my elder brothers' bank account details. But will he agree to give without telling my parents? He too is a scripted 'worker'.
2. Dont start side hustle, just keep on learning more and more web dev (till when? there's no end)
What would you have done?
I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
(not asking the forum to take my decision, just what their experience would lead them to do in this situation. Most probably I would have to choose option 2 from above, but please share your thoughts)
Thanks
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