Bored, looking for purpose.

[BertaBrah]

Hey Everyone,

I am an IT worker in my late 20s that ended up with the golden handcuffs. I have a high paying job that offers me a ton of flexibility and autonomy, I have no debt, and live below my means. By all standards I have "made it" however to be frank I am bored out of my mind and I am bothered by the vitality of my youth fading away as well as watching all my loved ones get older. While I am happy, I lack a true life’s calling and feel that I am doing myself a disservice by not properly applying my talents to help other people and improve their quality of life.

My financial goals are not lofty by any means:

• I want the ability to work that is location independent.
• I enjoy working however I want the ability to choose how much I work and when.
• I want my income to be somewhat separated from how many hours I work meaning a mix of passive and active income.
• The ability to make about $60-$80k a year.
• Not to be dependent on an employer to have income, and therefore not dependent on one person (a manager) who gets to decide if I get to live the good life or not.

I have had the opportunity to interact with many millionaires, but their lifestyle of excess luxury and consumption do not appeal to me because they seem to have the same problems I have except with nicer things. Instead what I really desire is freedom and the money to take advantage of that freedom. Also, I want to be able to protect my loved ones and make sure they live a quality life with me. Finally, I want to wake up knowing everyday I am making the world a better place by providing a service or product that helps fulfill a need for someone.

Currently I have a few plans in my mind but I lack the skills necessary to implement these plans therefore I am in the process of learning the following:

• Learning web development (HTML/CSS/JS) which will give me the ability to create websites and web apps.
• Learning how to become a machinist/manufacturer. I recently took a machinist course at my local college and have been buying manufacturing equipment, so I can make “things”. I have also been learning Solidworks to help with this process.

Canada is an underserved market and lacks a lot of customer goods found in America and Europe. What I plan to do is throw some probes out to find a niche market that is currently not satisfied with what goods they can get. With the Covid pandemic, it will be even harder to get certain goods which will give me a great opportunity to fulfill a lack in the market.

Anyhow, for the time being I plan just to hang around the forum and absorb as much knowledge as I can while sharpening my skills.
-BertaBrah

 

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[Hadrian]

I have a high paying job that offers me a ton of flexibility and autonomy, I have no debt, and live below my means

Best of luck dude... looks like you've a very solid framework in place already... which is ten steps ahead of me!

 

[BertaBrah]

Thanks for the encourage Hadrian. I am pretty fortunate I have a solid base to launch myself from. Now I just need to do my part!