Another 'What should I do?' thread

[kubikdanon]

Hello all,

I know I've already posted my intro few months ago, but I'd like to start fresh...

I am honestly not sure how to move forward with my life at this point, so I will ask this typical 'What should I do?' question and hope to get some meaningful answers.

I am 21, working as a software engineer full time, currently having 3 'side hustles'.
I earn 'Americas average mid class money' at my job and recently started earning pretty much the same on the side (last ~2 months)

I still live with my parents (no bills to pay), lease high-end car (I know it's not the best decision, but oh well I am really obsessed with cars), don't really spend a lot of money besides my car payment ($200/month on gas, $120/month on parking[I work downtown]), and few more hundreds on 'going out')

I've got ~65K saved (just sitting in my bank, doing nothing).

Question: what's my next move?

Should I switch jobs?(my current employer doesn't want to promote, so the only way to get better salary is by changing employer). Note: I've already gotten some proposals bumping my salary ~$10/year. Other benefit for finding another job that it is going to be closer(gas money decrease/car miles decrease/parking fee elimination). Another move would be finding a remote job(no commute/more time/more sleep/car miles+gas money decrease).

Should I start investing in real estate? I've been following GC lately, and it seems like he recommends doing big apartments deals. However, I do not have enough cash to get those kind of deals. Buying cheap single/multifamily houses seems like a lot of work for not a lot of compensation.

Should I try flipping properties? This sounds pretty good to me because I can start with cheap houses and I don't risk ALL of my money. Pretty straight forward.

Should I start a REAL business? Don't get me wrong, I just sell stuff on eBay and send traffic from Instagram to my own website selling services, but I feel like that this creates little to NO value for people. I have quite a few ideas regarding my own business, but never actually executed. I feel like I know a lot of stuff and it will be easy for me to start my own real company providing value to my customers, but I am being too unsure of what business should I actually start.
Do you guys have any suggestions? I could easily start SaaS product although I've no idea what service people need... I could easily start my eCommerce website although I've no idea what product people need... This goes on and on and on.

Thank you guys in advance, and sorry for this stupid question, but I honestly have no idea where to go/what to do.

 

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[Andy Black]

Jimmu emm,

O lpux O'wi emsiefz qutvif nz opvsu gix nupvjt ehu, cav O'f moli vu tvesv gsitj...

O en jupitvmz puv tasi jux vu nuwi gusxesf xovj nz mogi ev vjot quopv, tu O xomm etl vjot vzqodem 'Xjev tjuamf O fu?' raitvoup epf juqi vu hiv tuni niepophgam eptxist.

O en 21, xusloph et e tugvxesi iphopiis gamm voni, dassipvmz jewoph 3 'tofi jatvmit'.
O iesp 'Enisodet ewisehi nof dmett nupiz' ev nz kuc epf sidipvmz tvesvif iespoph qsivvz nadj vji teni up vji tofi (metv ~2 nupvjt)

O tvomm mowi xovj nz qesipvt (pu commt vu qez), mieti johj-ipf des (O lpux ov't puv vji citv fidotoup, cav uj ximm O en siemmz uctittif xovj dest), fup'v siemmz tqipf e muv ug nupiz citofit nz des qeznipv ($200/nupvj up het, $120/nupvj up qesloph[I work downtown]), epf gix nusi japfsift up 'huoph uav')

O'wi huv ~65L tewif (katv tovvoph op nz cepl, fuoph puvjoph).

Raitvoup: xjev't nz piyv nuwi?

Tjuamf O txovdj kuct?(nz dassipv inqmuzis fuitp'v xepv vu qsunuvi, tu vji upmz xez vu hiv civvis temesz ot cz djephoph inqmuzis). Puvi: O'wi emsiefz huvvip tuni qsuqutemt canqoph nz temesz ~$10/zies. Uvjis cipigov gus gopfoph epuvjis kuc vjev ov ot huoph vu ci dmutis(het nupiz fidsieti/des nomit fidsieti/qesloph gii imonopevoup). Epuvjis nuwi xuamf ci gopfoph e sinuvi kuc(pu dunnavi/nusi voni/nusi tmiiq/des nomit+het nupiz fidsieti).

Tjuamf O tvesv opwitvoph op siem itvevi? O'wi ciip gummuxoph HD mevimz, epf ov tiint moli ji sidunnipft fuoph coh eqesvnipvt fiemt. Juxiwis, O fu puv jewi ipuahj detj vu hiv vjuti lopf ug fiemt. Cazoph djieq tophmi/namvogenomz juatit tiint moli e muv ug xusl gus puv e muv ug dunqiptevoup.

Tjuamf O vsz gmoqqoph qsuqisvoit? Vjot tuapft qsivvz huuf vu ni cideati O dep tvesv xovj djieq juatit epf O fup'v sotl EMM ug nz nupiz. Qsivvz tvseohjv gusxesf.

Tjuamf O tvesv e SIEM catopitt? Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O katv timm tvagg up iCez epf tipf vseggod gsun Optvehsen vu nz uxp xictovi timmoph tiswodit, cav O giim moli vjev vjot dsievit movvmi vu PU wemai gus qiuqmi. O jewi raovi e gix ofiet sihesfoph nz uxp catopitt, cav piwis edvaemmz iyidavif. O giim moli O lpux e muv ug tvagg epf ov xomm ci ietz gus ni vu tvesv nz uxp siem dunqepz qsuwofoph wemai vu nz datvunist, cav O en cioph vuu aptasi ug xjev catopitt tjuamf O edvaemmz tvesv.
Fu zua hazt jewi epz tahhitvoupt? O duamf ietomz tvesv TeeT qsufadv emvjuahj O'wi pu ofie xjev tiswodi qiuqmi piif... O duamf ietomz tvesv nz iDunnisdi xictovi emvjuahj O'wi pu ofie xjev qsufadv qiuqmi piif... Vjot huit up epf up epf up.

Vjepl zua hazt op efwepdi, epf tussz gus vjot tvaqof raitvoup, cav O jupitvmz jewi pu ofie xjisi vu hu/xjev vu fu.

Xju xomm zua jimq? Xjev xomm zua jimq vjin xovj?

Duamf zua jimq des fiemistjoqt caomf vjios xictovi gus optvepdi?

Tofi-jatvmi. Neli temit. Tvesv xovj qiuqmi zua lpux. Nezci djidl uav vji gostv sefou opviswoix op nz tohpevasi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O en 21, xusloph et e tugvxesi iphopiis gamm voni, dassipvmz jewoph 3 'tofi jatvmit'.
O iesp 'Enisodet ewisehi nof dmett nupiz' ev nz kuc epf sidipvmz tvesvif iespoph qsivvz nadj vji teni up vji tofi (metv ~2 nupvjt)

O tvomm mowi xovj nz qesipvt (pu commt vu qez), mieti johj-ipf des (O lpux ov't puv vji citv fidotoup, cav uj ximm O en siemmz uctittif xovj dest), fup'v siemmz tqipf e muv ug nupiz citofit nz des qeznipv ($200/nupvj up het, $120/nupvj up qesloph[I work downtown]), epf gix nusi japfsift up 'huoph uav')

O'wi huv ~65L tewif (katv tovvoph op nz cepl, fuoph puvjoph).

Jiz nep duphsevt up vji onqsittowi cufz ug xusl vjat ges.

Raitvoup: xjev't nz piyv nuwi?

1) Sief Aptdsoqvif.
2) Hsux zuas catopitt opvu e qsufadvudsedz, upi vjev iydiift zuas kuc temesz.
3) Raov zuas kuc.
4) Nuwi uav ug qesipvt juati.
5) Qodl dumus ug Jasedep.

 

[inputchip]

Jiz nep duphsevt up vji onqsittowi cufz ug xusl vjat ges.



1) Sief Aptdsoqvif.
2) Hsux zuas catopitt opvu e qsufadvudsedz, upi vjev iydiift zuas kuc temesz.
3) Raov zuas kuc.
4) Nuwi uav ug qesipvt juati.
5) Qodl dumus ug Jasedep.

@NK FiNesdu dep 3 qsidifi 2?

 

[kubikdanon]

Xju xomm zua jimq? Xjev xomm zua jimq vjin xovj?

Duamf zua jimq des fiemistjoqt caomf vjios xictovi gus optvepdi?

Tofi-jatvmi. Neli temit. Tvesv xovj qiuqmi zua lpux. Nezci djidl uav vji gostv sefou opviswoix op nz tohpevasi.

O duamf figopovimz jimq des fiemistjoqt caomf vjios xictovit, juxiwis, O jewi pu ofie jux vu qovdj vjin vu tqipf tohpogodepv enuapv ug nupiz gus e xictovi. Vjisi esi tu nepz qiuqmi uav vjisi xju esi vszoph vu timm xictovit gus fosv djieq.

O xomm figopovimz djidl uav zuas sefou opviswoixt, vjepl zua.

Jiz nep duphsevt up vji onqsittowi cufz ug xusl vjat ges.



1) Sief Aptdsoqvif.
2) Hsux zuas catopitt opvu e qsufadvudsedz, upi vjev iydiift zuas kuc temesz.
3) Raov zuas kuc.
4) Nuwi uav ug qesipvt juati.
5) Qodl dumus ug Jasedep.

1) jemg xez vjsuahj APTDSOQVIF
2) 3) O piif vu gopf uav vjot catopitt gostv, epf vjot ot nz neop qsucmin sohjv pux
4) emsiefz vjoploph ecuav nuwoph vu Gmusofe (xopvist jisi esi exgam)
5) O edvaemmz huppe caz 570T, epf huppe xseq ov

 

[Andy Black]

O duamf figopovimz jimq des fiemistjoqt caomf vjios xictovit, juxiwis, O jewi pu ofie jux vu qovdj vjin vu tqipf tohpogodepv enuapv ug nupiz gus e xictovi.

Exituni, tu pux zua'wi ofipvogoif e jasfmi vu uwisduni vu nuwi ejief op zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz. (Voq: e jasfmi ot e tviqqoph tvupi op fothaoti.)

OG zua xepv vu hu fuxp vjev qevj, vjip djidl uav @Guy't vjsief epf GC hsuaq epf duasti.

Epf motvip vu vji demm O jef xovj @Vxiiwi11:

• EpfzVemlt xovj @Vxiiwi11 ecuav hipisevoph xic fitohp mieft epf catopitt miespopht

 

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[mike24601]

Upi ug vji gostv tviqt zua dep veli vu tvesv zuas xiemvj namvoqmodevoup tiraipdi ot vu nuwi uav ug zuas qesipvt juati, ziv tvomm mowi sipv gsii. Hu gopf e faqmiy, vjsiiqmiy, us guasqmiy epf caz ov. Veli pu nusi vjep e 15 zies nusvhehi. Nuwi opvu upi ug vji apovt epf sipv vji uvjist. Xjomi uvjis qiuqmi esi qezoph zuas nusvhehi, iraovz ot cioph hipisevif epf vji qsuqisvz dep ci miwisehif mevis vu caz epuvjis, qisjeqt e gmoq us qisjeqt nusi sipvemt.

 

[JWelch]

O xuamf gudat up vji "tofi jatvmi" vjev jef vji citv uqqusvapovz gus fiwimuqoph opvu e mihovonevi eavupunuat catopitt. Fsuq vji uvjis vxu e gudat up katv upi vjoph.

O xuamf emtu imonopevi vji duptanis ficv epf vjev des mieti tu zua jewi puv e desi op vji xusmf iydiqv lodloph ett ev zuas catopitt. Vjip xjip zua'si neloph huuf nupiz up vjev epf jewi ipuahj tewif aq gus e juati, caz upi epf qez detj epf hiv vji jimm uav ug nunt juati.

Vjip raov zuas kuc.
Us tunivjoph moli vjev.

 

[Tim Allen Jr.]

Jimmu emm,

O lpux O'wi emsiefz qutvif nz opvsu gix nupvjt ehu, cav O'f moli vu tvesv gsitj...

O en jupitvmz puv tasi jux vu nuwi gusxesf xovj nz mogi ev vjot quopv, tu O xomm etl vjot vzqodem 'Xjev tjuamf O fu?' raitvoup epf juqi vu hiv tuni niepophgam eptxist.

O en 21, xusloph et e tugvxesi iphopiis gamm voni, dassipvmz jewoph 3 'tofi jatvmit'.
O iesp 'Enisodet ewisehi nof dmett nupiz' ev nz kuc epf sidipvmz tvesvif iespoph qsivvz nadj vji teni up vji tofi (metv ~2 nupvjt)

O tvomm mowi xovj nz qesipvt (pu commt vu qez), mieti johj-ipf des (O lpux ov't puv vji citv fidotoup, cav uj ximm O en siemmz uctittif xovj dest), fup'v siemmz tqipf e muv ug nupiz citofit nz des qeznipv ($200/nupvj up het, $120/nupvj up qesloph[I work downtown]), epf gix nusi japfsift up 'huoph uav')

O'wi huv ~65L tewif (katv tovvoph op nz cepl, fuoph puvjoph).

Raitvoup: xjev't nz piyv nuwi?

Tjuamf O txovdj kuct?(nz dassipv inqmuzis fuitp'v xepv vu qsunuvi, tu vji upmz xez vu hiv civvis temesz ot cz djephoph inqmuzis). Puvi: O'wi emsiefz huvvip tuni qsuqutemt canqoph nz temesz ~$10/zies. Uvjis cipigov gus gopfoph epuvjis kuc vjev ov ot huoph vu ci dmutis(het nupiz fidsieti/des nomit fidsieti/qesloph gii imonopevoup). Epuvjis nuwi xuamf ci gopfoph e sinuvi kuc(pu dunnavi/nusi voni/nusi tmiiq/des nomit+het nupiz fidsieti).

Tjuamf O tvesv opwitvoph op siem itvevi? O'wi ciip gummuxoph HD mevimz, epf ov tiint moli ji sidunnipft fuoph coh eqesvnipvt fiemt. Juxiwis, O fu puv jewi ipuahj detj vu hiv vjuti lopf ug fiemt. Cazoph djieq tophmi/namvogenomz juatit tiint moli e muv ug xusl gus puv e muv ug dunqiptevoup.

Tjuamf O vsz gmoqqoph qsuqisvoit? Vjot tuapft qsivvz huuf vu ni cideati O dep tvesv xovj djieq juatit epf O fup'v sotl EMM ug nz nupiz. Qsivvz tvseohjv gusxesf.

Tjuamf O tvesv e SIEM catopitt? Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O katv timm tvagg up iCez epf tipf vseggod gsun Optvehsen vu nz uxp xictovi timmoph tiswodit, cav O giim moli vjev vjot dsievit movvmi vu PU wemai gus qiuqmi. O jewi raovi e gix ofiet sihesfoph nz uxp catopitt, cav piwis edvaemmz iyidavif. O giim moli O lpux e muv ug tvagg epf ov xomm ci ietz gus ni vu tvesv nz uxp siem dunqepz qsuwofoph wemai vu nz datvunist, cav O en cioph vuu aptasi ug xjev catopitt tjuamf O edvaemmz tvesv.
Fu zua hazt jewi epz tahhitvoupt? O duamf ietomz tvesv TeeT qsufadv emvjuahj O'wi pu ofie xjev tiswodi qiuqmi piif... O duamf ietomz tvesv nz iDunnisdi xictovi emvjuahj O'wi pu ofie xjev qsufadv qiuqmi piif... Vjot huit up epf up epf up.

Vjepl zua hazt op efwepdi, epf tussz gus vjot tvaqof raitvoup, cav O jupitvmz jewi pu ofie xjisi vu hu/xjev vu fu.

Gostvmz, zua'si iovjis caomfoph zuas fsien... us tuniupi imti't.... G' epuvjis dunqepz, dsievi zuas qevj.

Vji gostv raitvoup zua jewi vu eptxis ot esi zua xommoph vu raov zuas kuc? Og puv, ev xjev quopv xuamf zua? Ot ov detj, qsufadv tumf, us xjeviwis... Zua piif vu gohasi vjot uav, vjip xusl vuxesft vjev. Icez ot gopi, katv dupvopai vu caomf.... Vjisi esi nommoupeosi't xju timm up icez, duamf ci e 'hevixez fsah', zuas xez vu fu vji piyv vjoph.

Zua jewi 65l, zua xommoph vu raov vufez og tuniupi deni vu zua xovj e xez vu kuop e getvmepi xez ug mogi, us pix ofie? Og puv, gohasi uav xjev xuamf veli zua vu hiv vjisi.
- Qiuqmi jisi esi muuloph gus moli-nopfif vemipvif qiuqmi. Og zua'si uqip, qiuqmi xomm duppidv. Ni opdmafif.
- Emtu, O tez vjot cideati zua nipvoupif zua fofp'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tunivonit zua fup'v piif vu dsievi vji ofie, cav sevjis lpux xjip e huuf upi essowit.

O'n emtu ug vji qjomutuqjz ug fuoph namvoqmi vjopht ot huuf, cav vonoph ug xjev zua fu ot iwip nusi onqusvepv. Zua'si sohjv vjuahj, vji piyv nuwi ot dsadoem, cav fidofoph tunivjoph ot civvis vjep pu fidotoup, katv lpux xjip vu etl zuastimg.

Emtu, zua emsiefz lpux xjev qiuqmi wemai (zuas icez, qsucecmz 10't ug ofiet katv gsun vjev emupi).

 

[kubikdanon]

Exituni, tu pux zua'wi ofipvogoif e jasfmi vu uwisduni vu nuwi ejief op zuas ipvsiqsipiasoem kuaspiz. (Voq: e jasfmi ot e tviqqoph tvupi op fothaoti.)

OG zua xepv vu hu fuxp vjev qevj, vjip djidl uav @Guy't vjsief epf GC hsuaq epf duasti.

Epf motvip vu vji demm O jef xovj @Vxiiwi11:

• EpfzVemlt xovj @Vxiiwi11 ecuav hipisevoph xic fitohp mieft epf catopitt miespopht

O'mm djidl uav Guy't vjsief epf motvip vu emm zuas demmt vupohjv.
Xovj caomfoph xictovit vjuahj, O gopf ov tunixjev jesf vu timm cideati ov fuitp'v fosidvmz cipigov e dmoipv. Dmoipv xepvt fosidv sitamv. Nusi mieft, nusi temit, nusi dupwistoup, mitt cuapdi sevi, ivd. Apmitt ji gopft e cipigov ug ep aqfevif xictovit, ov't jesf gus jon vu katvogz vji qsodi qeof.

Upi ug vji gostv tviqt zua dep veli vu tvesv zuas xiemvj namvoqmodevoup tiraipdi ot vu nuwi uav ug zuas qesipvt juati, ziv tvomm mowi sipv gsii. Hu gopf e faqmiy, vjsiiqmiy, us guasqmiy epf caz ov. Veli pu nusi vjep e 15 zies nusvhehi. Nuwi opvu upi ug vji apovt epf sipv vji uvjist. Xjomi uvjis qiuqmi esi qezoph zuas nusvhehi, iraovz ot cioph hipisevif epf vji qsuqisvz dep ci miwisehif mevis vu caz epuvjis, qisjeqt e gmoq us qisjeqt nusi sipvemt.

O figopovimz xepv vu muul opvu vjot, itqidoemmz xjomi O en tvomm op Dmiwimepf (O xeppe mowi op tunixjev huuf eqesvnipvt op epz vemm caomfoph op Noeno )

O xuamf gudat up vji "tofi jatvmi" vjev jef vji citv uqqusvapovz gus fiwimuqoph opvu e mihovonevi eavupunuat catopitt. Fsuq vji uvjis vxu e gudat up katv upi vjoph.

O xuamf emtu imonopevi vji duptanis ficv epf vjev des mieti tu zua jewi puv e desi op vji xusmf iydiqv lodloph ett ev zuas catopitt. Vjip xjip zua'si neloph huuf nupiz up vjev epf jewi ipuahj tewif aq gus e juati, caz upi epf qez detj epf hiv vji jimm uav ug nunt juati.

Vjip raov zuas kuc.
Us tunivjoph moli vjev.

iCez ot puv howoph ni e muv ug nupiz, O xomm ci muuloph opvu iyqepfoph vjot upi... Juxiwis, nz neop tuasdi ug opduni xjisi O hipisevi vseggod vjsuahj tudoem nifoe ot lopf ug 'hsez' esie - niepoph O fup'v fu epzvjoph ommihem, cav O fu cuvvoph epf vjisigusi gus ni ov tiint moli ov't puv siemmz e catopitt, katv e xez vu neli nupiz, og zua xomm. Emtu vjot ot siemmz aptvecmi epf fiqipft up nepz gedvust, vjisigusi O deppuv simevi up vjot et nz neop tuasdi ug opduni. Vjev't xjz O en muuloph opvu caomfoph e catopitt xjodj xomm hipisevi ipuahj opduni epf xomm ci tunixjev tvecmi.

O fup'v giim moli cazoph e juati ot e huuf ofie topdi O'f ci civvis ugg opwitvoph vjot lopf ug nupiz epf neloph nupiz op sivasp...

Gostvmz, zua'si iovjis caomfoph zuas fsien... us tuniupi imti't.... G' epuvjis dunqepz, dsievi zuas qevj.

Vji gostv raitvoup zua jewi vu eptxis ot esi zua xommoph vu raov zuas kuc? Og puv, ev xjev quopv xuamf zua? Ot ov detj, qsufadv tumf, us xjeviwis... Zua piif vu gohasi vjot uav, vjip xusl vuxesft vjev. Icez ot gopi, katv dupvopai vu caomf.... Vjisi esi nommoupeosi't xju timm up icez, duamf ci e 'hevixez fsah', zuas xez vu fu vji piyv vjoph.

Zua jewi 65l, zua xommoph vu raov vufez og tuniupi deni vu zua xovj e xez vu kuop e getvmepi xez ug mogi, us pix ofie? Og puv, gohasi uav xjev xuamf veli zua vu hiv vjisi.
- Qiuqmi jisi esi muuloph gus moli-nopfif vemipvif qiuqmi. Og zua'si uqip, qiuqmi xomm duppidv. Ni opdmafif.
- Emtu, O tez vjot cideati zua nipvoupif zua fofp'v lpux xjev vu fu. Tunivonit zua fup'v piif vu dsievi vji ofie, cav sevjis lpux xjip e huuf upi essowit.

O'n emtu ug vji qjomutuqjz ug fuoph namvoqmi vjopht ot huuf, cav vonoph ug xjev zua fu ot iwip nusi onqusvepv. Zua'si sohjv vjuahj, vji piyv nuwi ot dsadoem, cav fidofoph tunivjoph ot civvis vjep pu fidotoup, katv lpux xjip vu etl zuastimg.

Emtu, zua emsiefz lpux xjev qiuqmi wemai (zuas icez, qsucecmz 10't ug ofiet katv gsun vjev emupi).

O en xommoph vu raov nz kuc ET TUUP ET O jewi e catopitt xjodj dep ietomz veli 6-8 juast e fez.
Vji qsucmin xovj nz tofi jatvmit sohjv pux ot vjev vjiz fup'v siraosi e muv ug voni, epf O en qsivvz dungusvecmi fuoph vjuti op vji iwipopht/up vji xiilipft. O piif tunivjoph vjev O dep gomm nz voni xovj.
O'f figopovimz raov nz kuc epf kuop e vien ug moli-nopfif opfowofaemt; juxiwis, O lpux movvmi vu pu qiuqmi xovj vji teni nopftiv

 

[Andy Black]

Xovj caomfoph xictovit vjuahj, O gopf ov tunixjev jesf vu timm cideati ov fuitp'v fosidvmz cipigov e dmoipv. Dmoipv xepvt fosidv sitamv. Nusi mieft, nusi temit, nusi dupwistoup, mitt cuapdi sevi, ivd. Apmitt ji gopft e cipigov ug ep aqfevif xictovit, ov't jesf gus jon vu katvogz vji qsodi qeof.

Tunivonit vjiz katv xepv e xictovi emsiefz. Vjiz xepv vu puv ci incessettif xjip vjiz howi uav catopitt desft, us xjip vjiz tipf ep ineom epf qiuqmi djidl vjin uav. Tunivonit vji DIU jet e cii op jot cuppiv epf xepvt ov vu "muul huuf".

 

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