So I just finished second year of uni. Didn't do great, as I really haven't been interested in the stuff I'm learning and spent way more time working on my business than revising lol. I'm now on a placement, working for 1 year before I'm expected to go back for final year.
But I don't think I'm going to go back to uni as I don't see the investment (in both time & money) worth it, given how much I dislike uni and it won't take me to where I want to be. Instead I'm thinking about saving as much as I can from my placement and moving to Thailand to focus on my business. As the living costs there are super low, it means I don't need to make that much from the business to sustain me and I can reach freedom a lot sooner. Also Thailand is full of entrepreneurs so the environment sounds great! Currently I'm making about £100/pm and I'm well aware this isn't much, but it only proves that my product is viable and people are willing to pay for it. If I don't manage to make much from the business for a while, I already have £6K in savings plus the salary for the placement is £15K, should be able to save at least £8K from that.
So I'm just wondering if anyone here has moved to Thailand to work on their business and has any advice? What do you think of my plan? I know quitting uni is controversial, but I honestly don't see many advantages to continuing.. My placement finishes next year and I'll be 21. The 9-5 is just not for me and I want to get out of it asap. I feel like a minion helping someone else become rich..
To anyone who has done this before: got any visa advice? Also I haven't registered my business yet (so it's basically a side project right now), but I'd prefer to do that in the UK then operate from Thailand. Is that possible or a good idea?
Would really appreciate any kind of advice!
But I don't think I'm going to go back to uni as I don't see the investment (in both time & money) worth it, given how much I dislike uni and it won't take me to where I want to be. Instead I'm thinking about saving as much as I can from my placement and moving to Thailand to focus on my business. As the living costs there are super low, it means I don't need to make that much from the business to sustain me and I can reach freedom a lot sooner. Also Thailand is full of entrepreneurs so the environment sounds great! Currently I'm making about £100/pm and I'm well aware this isn't much, but it only proves that my product is viable and people are willing to pay for it. If I don't manage to make much from the business for a while, I already have £6K in savings plus the salary for the placement is £15K, should be able to save at least £8K from that.
So I'm just wondering if anyone here has moved to Thailand to work on their business and has any advice? What do you think of my plan? I know quitting uni is controversial, but I honestly don't see many advantages to continuing.. My placement finishes next year and I'll be 21. The 9-5 is just not for me and I want to get out of it asap. I feel like a minion helping someone else become rich..
To anyone who has done this before: got any visa advice? Also I haven't registered my business yet (so it's basically a side project right now), but I'd prefer to do that in the UK then operate from Thailand. Is that possible or a good idea?
Would really appreciate any kind of advice!
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