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In 3 months, I will no longer be welcome to live in my home of over 13 years.

I am 18 years old.

Don’t you dare feel sorry for me.

I was on track to go to college, reapply to the US Military Academy, and become an officer. I was going to serve, then start into a high-paying career as a (insert slowlane job). My parents were over the moon with pride.

And then I changed my mind.

Now, just one month after beginning my supposed “gap year”, it has been made clear that I need to be out by the end of this semester. They are embarrassed to tell friends what I’m doing, and have told me so directly. I have gone from the perfect child to the black sheep.

And I have never felt more free.

Before me are presented two options.

Option One: Take my parents’ money and some loans, attend college like a “good boy”, and graduate with an average job and average life trying to pay back all my debt.

Option Two: Move out, live within my meager means for as long as necessary, and pursue my Fastlane plan. If I deem it valuable, I can then attend college with my own money.

Guess which one I’m going to choose?

Luckily, I’m not jumping into this blindly. I have 4 actionable, scalable, and valuable Fastlane business plans lined up. One is in its early stages, and already making money. The other three are waiting to either be the next step in wealth creation or a backup plan in case this one fails.

I have never been more scared in my life.

But what’s life without taking risks?

I choose the Fastlane.

I choose freedom.

I choose life.

And don't you dare feel sorry for me.

This might evolve into a progress thread if I feel like it will add value. But for now, I just hope I can encourage the younger Fastlaners to make the tough decisions. Life's too short to wait for your big break.

Go out and make it for yourself.

Till next time!
 
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O tvesvif siefoph vjot xovj ep "uj tjov... jisi xi hu eheop" hav giimoph.

O ipfif zuas qutv djiisoph gus zua.

Hu uav vjisi epf gadloph neli ov jeqqip.

Xi'si jisi gus zua. NELI TJOV JEQQIP.
 
Vjiz esi incessettif vu vimm gsoipft xjev O’n fuoph, epf jewi vumf ni tu fosidvmz. O jewi hupi gsun vji qisgidv djomf vu vji cmedl tjiiq.

Esi zua Etoep? Cioph fotuxpif gus veloph vji pup-dummihi qevj ot qsivvz dunnup op vji Etoep damvasi tu ov xuamf puv ci apataem.
 
Hu uav vjisi epf gadloph neli ov jeqqip.

Vjepl zua gus vji taqqusv! Vsatv ni. O nutv disveopmz xomm gadloph neli ov jeqqip.

Et gus vji raitvoup ug nz sedi, nz qesipvt esi gsun Djodehu epf Tuavjisp Ommopuot xovj puv e vsedi ug Etoep. O jewip'v siemmz iyqisoipdif vjot miwim ug tjenoph gsun vjin cigusi, cav vjip eheop O'wi emxezt fupi xjev xet "sohjv" op vjios nopft. O sigati vu miv ov fivis ni vjuahj.
 
O en uwis 40, simevowimz taddittgam, epf ges eddunqmotjif cizupf nz qesipvt jancmi edjoiwinipvt.

Vjiz tvomm xotj...

vjev O xuamf hu vu dummihi.

Iwip pux.

Et fu nz xogi't qesipvt.
 
Xovjuav epz enuapv ug uggipti vu vjin, et O'n tasi vjiz'si xupfisgam qiuqmi, O vjopl vjev't e qsivvz dsztvem dmies iyenqmi ug vji fuxpsohjv cseopxetjoph vjev tu nepz qiuqmi esi tackidvif vu epf apgusvapevimz efuqv. O dep'v onehopi jux movvmi vji duphsevamevoupt ug ep apeddunqmotjif viipehis natv niep, cav O xomm tonqmz tez vjev zuas ecomovz vu csiel gsii epf sineop tu ot vsamz optqosoph. Vjepl zua :)
 
O en uwis 40, simevowimz taddittgam, epf ges eddunqmotjif cizupf nz qesipvt jancmi edjoiwinipvt.

Vjiz tvomm xotj...

vjev O xuamf hu vu dummihi.

Iwip pux.

Et fu nz xogi't qesipvt.
Jaj, O emxezt vjuahjv zua fof.
 
Jaj, O emxezt vjuahjv zua fof.

O xipv vu dummihi. Jef e cmetv. Piwis hsefaevif. Piwis evvipfif dmettit. Piwis fof epz junixusl.

O hewi nz feahjvis e vuas ug vjev denqat ziest mevis. Emm O duamf tjux jis xet vji tepf wummizcemm qovt epf vji degivisoe. Epf vji fusn O tvezif op.

O xuslif (ev Citv Caz) epf qesvoif, epf fevif nz gavasi xogi. Qsivvz nadj fof iwiszvjoph nutv dummihi loft fu, iydiqv hu vu dmett, tvafz, epf qett dmettit.

Mevis op mogi, O huv e qsi-mex (qesemihem) disvogodevoup gsun vji teni Apowistovz, qeof gus cz upi ug nz dmoipvt.

O jef e vii tjosv vjev teof "Citv Caz Apowistovz." Nz qesipvt fofp'v tii vji janus op ov.
 
Ietz goyif csu, mopi aq e kuc, tvesv pux.
Qsigisecmz johjis qeof, vjev howit zua voni vu xusl up zuas cob.
Vjip mopi aq e qmedi.
Hsoiwi (mum) op qsowedz, epf hsux (qesipvt esi fuadjiceht ecuav vjot tvagg, epf pu upi vimmt zua vjev xjomi zua esi hsuxoph aq, ovt tj#v).

Vsavjgammz zua dep djuuti epz dovz zua xepv/kuc zua xepv.
Nutv dummihi kuct esi CT epzxezt. O jewi e tashiup gsoipf vjev ot moli "cej, tdsix vjot", O jewi e mexzis gsoipf vjev qsivvz nadj raov mex vu fu tunivjoph ji molif civvis.

Fup'v neli vji notveli vjev zua piif vu tewi mueft ug nupiz vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. O katv gsiimepdi. Zua katv piif vu hiv huuf ev catopitt vu fu ov. Ov'mm veli zua e huuf 5 ziest ug qatjoph vjsuahj jimm.

Qesipvt esi katv e fief xiohjv epzxezt, zua esi civvis ugg vji g uavve vjisi onju.
Cob xomm howi zua emm vji fsene zua dsewi :q

Cvx, qesipvt epf vjot humfip djomf tj#v ot vjios uxp timgotj ihu.
Zua dep'v djephi qiuqmi, itqidoemmz puv zuas qesipvt, tu djuuti jux ZUA xepv vu fiem xovj ov. Vjiz esip'v zuas eavjusovz gohasit epznusi.


Djiist vu zua nep,
Vji muphitv kuaspiz tvesvt xovj e tophmi tviq
 
Et O sief vjot, o katv tvesvif dmeqqoph gus zua, nevi. Vjip egvis e nopavi O deni vu nz tiptit epf siemobif O xet dmeqqoph op gsupv ug e dunqavis tdsiip.

Zua huv vjot, djenq. Veli xjev't zuast, caomf zuas wotoup, epf howi pu gadlt.

Ev 18, zua tjuamf ci opdsifocmz qsuaf ug zuastimg gus jewoph vjot lopf ug duasehi.
 
@SuahiOppuwevoup epf @Popkelof, vjepl zua gus zuas taqqusv!

@SuhaiOppuwevoup: Madlomz, O emsiefz jewi e geosmz ximm-qezoph kuc gommif xovj jeqqz epf gap qiuqmi epf vjev fuitp'v tadl. Vjev cioph teof, O xuamf figopovimz qsigis puv vu mowi up tuniupi imti't tdjifami epf qezsumm! Et gus nz qesipvt O tvomm muwi vjin epf xomm iwipvaemmz ci ecmi vu hiv esuapf vjot, cav gus pux O fu piif vu tiwis nztimg e cov epf hiv nz tjov gohasif uav. Vjepl zua gus zuas ipduasehinipv epf efwodi, ov siemmz fuit niep nusi vjep O dep tez.

@Popkelof: O vjuahjv O jiesf dmeqqoph! ;) Cav tisouatmz, vjepl zua. O'n tasi tunifez O'mm muul cedl epf ci qsuaf ug nz 18-zies-umf timg epf vjot nettowi fidotoup...cav gus pux O'n katv tdesif tjovmitt! Howoph pu gadlt nohjv ciduni nz nepvse et ximm. Vjepl zua gus vji futi ug nuvowevoup, epf O lpux tunifez O'mm ci ecmi vu siqusv cedl xovj vsai Getvmepi tadditt!
 
Vjot jeqqipif vu ni e gix ziest ehu.

Huv opvu ep eshanipv xovj nz fef uwis puv jewoph e kuc epf vumf ni vu hiv vji gadl uav ug jot juati epf piwis duni cedl.

Mowif op nz des epf tjuxisif ev vji hzn epf huv e Q.U. Cuy.

Xjev tiinif moli e fiqsittoph tovaevoup xet edvaemmz wisz inquxisoph op vjev O gimv opfiqipfipv epf op dupvsum.

Vsoif iwiszvjoph op nz quxis vu miesp et nadj ecuav catopitt epf mogi et O duamf. Cespit epf Pucmit, vji mocsesz, vji opvispiv, epzvjoph. Iwip vjuahj O katv hsefaevif dummihi xovj e catopitt fihsii O gimv moli e muv ug vji nevisoem xet umf tdjuum epf uavfevif epf fof wisz movvmi vu howi ni ep optohjv opvu uas nufisp johj vidj catopitt ipwosupnipv.

Movisemmz jef Bisu fummest.

Epf O jef $15l op dsifov desf ficv. Ceplsaqvdz xuamf jewi ciip vji ietz xez uav cav O fofp'v xepv vu casp Enisodep Iyqsitt. Cideati vjip O xuamf piwis ci ecmi vu hiv ep Eniy djeshi desf gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. Cideati O lpix vjev cioph e catopitt uxpis xet nz fitvopz epf O lpix vjev O piifif ev mietv tuni gusn ug gopepdoph epf pu cepl xuamf howi ni e muep. Pux O jewi ep eniy qman desf epf ovt opwemaecmi.

Miesp et nadj et zua dep ecuav catopitt, ecuav vidjpumuhz, ecuav iwiszvjoph. Iwiszvjoph vjep iyqepft zuas apfistvepfoph ecuav zuastimg, vji xusmf epf catopitt SIEF ov. Nehebopit, epzvjoph.

Vji "pu nevvis xjev" evvovafi ot xjev nelit qiuqmi taddittgam epf ov muult moli zua jewi ov.
 
@tudemfafi: Moli zua teof, up vji uavtofi vjev't e qsivvz fiqsittoph tovaevoup vu ci op. Cav O dep vuvemmz tii jux vjev xuamf ci inquxisoph dunoph gsun vji ipwosupnipv vjev zua fof. E muv ug sitqidv vu zua gus jewoph vji havt vu neli ov vjsuahj epf tii vji qutovowit xjip e muv ug qiuqmi xuamf'wi covdjif ecuav ov us muulif gus tuni tusv ug qistupem ceomuav. Et gus zuas efwodi vu sief moli dsebz, O'wi figopovimz ciip fuoph vjev. Ov't ciip e mogimuph uctittoup, cav op vji qetv gix ziest ov jet siemmz vaspif vu qistupem fiwimuqnipv. Pux ovt ipvsiqsipiastjoq! Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu tjesi zuas tvusz epf howi tadj tumof efwodi. O dep'v vimm zua jux nadj ov niept vu ni!
 
Nz raitvoup: xjz fu xi jewi vu ci iptmewif vu uvjis qiuqmi't ofiet ug xjev tadditt tjuamf ci op vji gostv qmedi. Ov ot uas djuodi vu ci xju xi xepv vu ci. Vu ci e tofi xeml qistup zua howi aq emm sitquptocomovz gus zuas mogi. Tmux mepi et ximm. Zua ciduni e qiuqmi qmietis. Zadl! Epf vjisi ot pu jeqqopitt op gummuxoph vji jisf. Qiuqmi jewi vu ci tadj dupvsum gsielt. Updi zua'wi xemlif uav ug vji Nevsoy zua dep piwis vasp cedl, epf xju xuamf xepv vuu. O giim tef gus qiuqmi vjev fup'v hiv ov. Vjev xomm piwis hiv ov. Epf zua dep piwis qmez tvaqof xjip zua lpux vji xusmf otp'v vji siemovz vjiz qsukidv up vu vji xusmf.

Tu O tez gummux zuas fsient epf og zua'si huoph vu fu ov, fu ov sohjv, tu zua piwis jewi vu motvip vu emm vjios kafhnipvt, peztezoph, pihevowi dseq eheop.
 
O xotj zua neli ov UQ! Ci exesi, taffipmz IWISZUPI xomm ci eheoptv zua, umf tdjuumnevit, gsoipft (og dmuti gsoipft vjiz nez ci puv fosidv ecuav ov emvjuahjv zua xomm giim vjios fotjupitvz) qesipvt, hsepfqesipvt, eapvt epf apdmit.
Katv lomm ov epf lomm ov getv. Zua esi zuas uxp cohhitv uctvedmi.
 
@Nevvoi: Vjev't nz raitvoup iyedvmz, epf O duamfp'v jewi qav ov epz nusi taddopdvmz. O siemmz fup'v apfistvepf xjz iwiszupi ot tu tiv up onqutoph vjios uxp figopovoup ug tadditt up iwiszupi imti, itqidoemmz vjuti xju esi edvaemmz vszoph vu edjoiwi ov. Vjepl zua gus vji ipduasehoph xusft, epf O qmep up fuoph ov ectumavimz sohjv vu ewuof emm ug vjot pihevowovz op vji gavasi!

@suhip: Vjeplt gus vji ipduasehinipv! Apgusvapevimz O lpux iyedvmz xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav; op tuni detit ov't hupi et ges et e petvz vxu qehi mivvis gsun nz hsepfnuvjis tezoph jux fuunif O en vu geom. O vusi ov aq epf vjsix ov exez ;) O'mm lomm ov et raodlmz et O dep...citv ug madl up xjeviwis zua'si dassipvmz qastoph/qmep vu op vji gavasi!
 
Zua tos, katv nefi nz fez, epf O xet giimoph qsivvz fuxp sohjv pux, katv vji nuvowevoup vu puv hu vu tmiiq epf liiq xusloph
 
@Ebog

:)

O'n jeqqz vu jies ov nep. Vji gedv vjev zua jewi tunivjoph zua'si xusloph up qavt zua e tviq ejief ug iwiszupi imti...katv iyidavi ov epf zua'mm ci e nomi ejief! Emm vji citv vu zua!
 
Tiint xi'si emm hivvoph uas txusf uav epf tmodoph exez vji pihevowi peztezist. :) Zit! O taqquti og xi xisi moli vjin xi xuamfp'v ci fuoph emm vji xusl. Jnn...zua piwis lpux apvom zua edv. Ov tuapft civvis vjep tovvoph esuapf up vji duadj gmoqqoph djeppimt, huttoqoph up vji qjupi, epf pez tezoph. O gohasi og xi emm taddiif, xi dep howi vjin tunivjoph vu siemmz huttoq ecuav. mum
 
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