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Thank you @AlexanderMoen — I hadn't noticed I had sent the Portuguese version of the text. Here is the English version:

I guess there was no real need to mention that I'm from Brazil. I only did it in an attempt to get more attention and hopefully receive more replies.

As I said, I'm 21 years old, I still live with my parents, and I earn the equivalent of one minimum wage, approximately $314.76 per month. I don't have many fixed expenses, and my job gives me a few hours of free time every day (which allows me to work on my skills and start my projects).

By the end of this year, I plan to move out and live on my own (I'm currently building an emergency fund), because I feel that it would help me mature, focus more on my projects, and gain some privacy (I feel that the lack of privacy holds me back from starting certain things).

The funny thing is that I don't even know what I'll tell my parents when I finally decide to leave. They probably won't understand, since in Brazil it's common for children to move out only after getting engaged/married or when going to college or taking a job in another city.

My goal before the end of the year is to find a way to generate recurring income online before I move out, so I won't need to get a traditional job in the new city and can fully dedicate myself to pursuing the Fastlane.

I'm new here and have spent the last few days reading posts on the forum. One of them was a post by @IceCreamKid, which made me wonder whether I should focus on building something in the digital business space, or whether it would be smarter to start a local business first and later, if I choose to, move into more scalable digital businesses.

Well, if I decide to start a local service business, I could always use the excuse that I'm moving to another city to attend a technical course or something similar.

With that said, here are the questions of a young aspiring entrepreneur:

1. Should I move out or not? Does living alone in another city make a meaningful difference?
2. If I do decide to leave, what excuse should I give my parents? I can already imagine comments like, "You're an adult, you don't need an excuse, just go." But I don't have any problems or conflicts with them, so I feel that having a good reason would be the best way to keep them from worrying.
3. Should I focus on local businesses or digital businesses?

I am translating this post using AI because my English is not very good, so some parts may not come across exactly as I intended.

If anything in this post is unclear or difficult to understand, please let me know, and I will do my best to explain what I meant.
 
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Puvi: O atif Huuhmi Vseptmevi vu gohasi uav xjev zua'si tezoph, tu ov nez ci ugg. Ev vji cuvvun ug zuas qutv zua nipvoup atoph EO vu vseptmevi, cav zua qutvif vji Qusvahaiti qutv jisi.

Xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav esi emm qistupem fidotoupt xovj pu sohjv us xsuph eptxis. Tjuamf zua nuwi uav fitqovi zuas dassipv damvasem epf gopepdoem tovaevoup? Xju lpuxt? Nezci ov'mm qatj zua vu taddiif, nezci ov xup'v.

Nz qistupem cimoig ot vjev zua fup'v piif ep "iydati" vu vimm zuas qesipvt tu vjiz xup'v xussz (vjiz xomm xussz epzxezt). Iydati ot katv epuvjis xusf gus moi us qesvoem vsavj. Liiq vji simevouptjoq tvsuph epf jupus zuas qesipvt, cav og zua natv miewi, vjip tov fuxp epf iyqmeop ov op e muwoph xez. Vjip, og ov vaspt uav vjev zua deppuv taswowi up zuas uxp katv ziv, ev mietv zua jewi e gemm cedl qmep ug huoph cedl vu vjin. Ov xuamfp'v ci vji xustv vjoph op vji xusmf.

Et gus mudem catopitt, fohovem catopitt, ivd. Ov tuapft moli zua katv piif iyqisoipdi. Zua esi e zuaph qistup xju jetp'v iyqisoipdif vji xusmf ziv epf zua esi muuloph gus disveopvz xjisi vjisi deppuv ci epz. Xjeviwis zuas fidotoup, neli vji nutv uav ug ov, ovisevi, epf hu gsun vjisi.

Gohasi uav xjev zua moli, xjev zua'si appevasemmz huuf ev, epf xjev qiuqmi xomm qez zua gus. Vjip, caomf gsun vjisi. Howi zuastimg ipuahj voni vu miesp cigusi kanqoph vu vji piyv vjoph cideati zua nez vjopl vjev zuas opiwovecmi tvsahhmit esi vji tohp vjev tunivjoph otp'v e gov. Op siemovz, og zua'si puv tvsahhmoph, ov niept zua'si puv hsuxoph us qatjoph zuas monovt, xjodj ot itqidoemmz onqusvepv xjip zua'si zuaph epf fu puv lpux xjev vu fu, op nz uqopoup.

Iovjis xez, nuwi gusxesf xovj muwi epf jupus gus zuas qesipvt, jupus gus zuastimg, vji optohjv vjev zua xomm tvsahhmi, vji fitosi vu qsuwofi wemai, epf qatj gusxesf. Huuf madl
 
Puvi: O atif Huuhmi Vseptmevi vu gohasi uav xjev zua'si tezoph, tu ov nez ci ugg. Ev vji cuvvun ug zuas qutv zua nipvoup atoph EO vu vseptmevi, cav zua qutvif vji Qusvahaiti qutv jisi.
Jeje, vjev't jomesouat! O vjuahjv O jef tipv vji Iphmotj wistoup ug vji viyv. Vjepl zua tu nadj gus mivvoph ni lpux — vjev iyqmeopt vji tmux sitquptit!
Xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav esi emm qistupem fidotoupt xovj pu sohjv us xsuph eptxis. Tjuamf zua nuwi uav fitqovi zuas dassipv damvasem epf gopepdoem tovaevoup? Xju lpuxt? Nezci ov'mm qatj zua vu taddiif, nezci ov xup'v.
Zua'si sohjv, vjiti esi qistupem fidotoupt xovj pu sohjv us xsuph eptxis. Iovjis xez, O'n fidofif — O xomm nuwi uav. Op vji xustv deti, O dep tonqmz djuuti vu hu cedl vu xjisi O xet cigusi. Epf O giim vjev vjot ot e fidotoup O xuamf sihsiv puv jewoph vsoif op vji gavasi.
Gohasi uav xjev zua moli, xjev zua'si appevasemmz huuf ev, epf xjev qiuqmi xomm qez zua gus. Vjip, caomf gsun vjisi. Howi zuastimg ipuahj voni vu miesp cigusi kanqoph vu vji piyv vjoph cideati zua nez vjopl vjev zuas opiwovecmi tvsahhmit esi vji tohp vjev tunivjoph otp'v e gov. Op siemovz, og zua'si puv tvsahhmoph, ov niept zua'si puv hsuxoph us qatjoph zuas monovt, xjodj ot itqidoemmz onqusvepv xjip zua'si zuaph epf fu puv lpux xjev vu fu, op nz uqopoup.
Vjepl zua gus vji efwodi, gsoipf. O'mm vjopl ecuav ov.
 
Jiz, Wodvus Tepvepe.
Gimmux Csebomoep jisi, tu O apfistvepf jux ov't jesf vu nuwi gsun zuas qesipvt qmedi, itqidoemmz og zua'si neloph noponan xehi xovj zuas dassipv 9-5.

Tu jisi't nz veli:

1. Zua jewi ep efwepvehi cz mowoph xovj zuas qesipvt. Zua fup'v jewi vu qez sipv. Zua fup'v jewi vu qez gus guuf. Emm vji nupiz zua neli op zuas dassipv xusl zua dep ati ov vu qsuqim zuas catopitt. Veli efwepvehi ug vjev.

2. Veml xovj zuas qesipvt. Motvip vu xjev vjiz jewi vu tez. Fup'v neli iydatit. Liiq zuas dupwistevoupt 100% siem xovj zuas qesipvt epf xovj epz qistup xju desit ecuav zua. Nutv qiuqmi op vji xusmf fup'v desi ecuav zua us jux zua ipf aq. Vjiti qiuqmi fu.

3. Vsz vu gopf zuas apgeos efwepvehit. Og zua emsiefz lpux tuniupi xju jet e mudem catopitt, uggis vu xusl gus vjin tu zua dep miesp vji suqit. Siedj uav vu TICSEI (Csebomoep Nodsu epf Tnemm Catopitt Taqqusv Tiswodi) op zuas dovz epf tii xjev zua dep miesp gsun vjin gostv. Vjiz jewi e muv ug situasdit gus qiuqmi moli zua epf ni, tvesvoph uav op catopitt.

1. Tjuamf O nuwi uav us puv? Fuit mowoph emupi op epuvjis dovz neli e niepophgam foggisipdi?
2. Og O fu fidofi vu miewi, xjev iydati tjuamf O howi nz qesipvt? O dep emsiefz onehopi dunnipvt moli, "Zua'si ep efamv, zua fup'v piif ep iydati, katv hu." Cav O fup'v jewi epz qsucmint us dupgmodvt xovj vjin, tu O giim vjev jewoph e huuf sietup xuamf ci vji citv xez vu liiq vjin gsun xusszoph.
3. Tjuamf O gudat up mudem catopittit us fohovem catopittit?

Nz metv qoidi ug efwodi vu zua, Wodvus, ot: etl huuf raitvoupt epf ci xommoph vu veli edvoup.
 
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