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I have an idea and a plan but it's the money where it stops. Not that i can't afford to fund my project but just the fear to lose my money. (i know Don't be afraid to lose)

But i'm still in college and i just have my summer savings and some extra cash to work with and my ide needs about 2k-3k $ to get up running fully with some extra marginal counted in as safety.

Even if i would lose all the money i would steel have a nice back up thanks to a good paying job, but can't even with that safety take the final step to make this idea become reality.

I think it is because i'm too comfortable with my economic situation at the moment, that i never have to worry about how to pay for things (have very low costs) When i see how some of my friends who spend their money stupidly really have a struggle to just pay for daily things and i don't want to be in that situation.

But i said to myself the other day:
-When should i start company if not now, i'm young have cash and if it goes bust i still have lots of chances to achieve my dreams.

I was really close to pull the trigger but in the last second i hear my old man voice telling me i'm just throwing away my hard earned cash so i backed out.


So have you any good tips to get over this barrier?
 
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