I have two options, which one would you choose?

[monnffffiiiiiii]

It's the 1st of January 2024.

I'm 29, haven't had a job for a year, lost 90% of my blogging income for violating CENTS, live at my parents', have no clue where I'd like to go live as I've already lived everywhere, have no work experience, no prospects for finding a job, no girlfriend, and my friends hardly want to hang out which I can't blame them for.

I just have this forum to tell this to, which I'm really grateful for.

This year will be decisive. Wish me luck.

Hello,

I've made a plan to (re)kickstart my journey and I have two options. A risky one without a safety net, and an annoying one with safety net.

I know, the forum can't make decisions for me, I'm just looking for additional thoughts.

1. The risky option

The risky one comes down to starting a small tourism business in Belgium that will make me money right away (tours, basically) while building a small e-com shop that a friend of mine kindly offered to mentor me through.

Risk: in the worst case scenario that all fails and I make no money over the next five years, I am very unlikely to ever find a job ever again.
Advantages: I remain in Belgium where my friends, family, and home are, I speak the language, I can continue my education, etc.
Disadvantages: high taxes, expensive, regulations, insecurity, small market, wokeness, hard to date people, etc

2. The non-risky option

The non-risky one consists of taking a corporate job in a foreign country while building the same e-com shop and grow it until I can quit my job.

It's less risky as at least, I get some job experience.

Disadvantages: I'd have to move again and make new friends again + won't speak the language + will be a foreigner which is annoying as it restricts social possibilities + will likely not want to stay there for more than 10 years.

Advantages: it's cheaper + dating is easier + environment is nicer too (90% chance I'd go to Poznan or Gdansk (Poland))

What would you do? Thanks.

PS: What about finding a job in Belgium? In the unlikely case someone would hire me, that'd take me at least six months, so might as well make money right away with tours.

 

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[StrikingViper69]

Jimmu,

O'wi nefi e qmep vu (si)lodltvesv nz kuaspiz epf O jewi vxu uqvoupt. E sotlz upi xovjuav e tegivz piv, epf ep eppuzoph upi xovj tegivz piv.

O lpux, vji gusan dep'v neli fidotoupt gus ni, O'n katv muuloph gus effovoupem vjuahjvt.

1. Vji sotlz uqvoup

Vji sotlz upi dunit fuxp vu tvesvoph e tnemm vuasotn catopitt op Cimhoan vjev xomm neli ni nupiz sohjv exez (vuast, cetodemmz) xjomi caomfoph e tnemm i-dun tjuq vjev e gsoipf ug nopi lopfmz uggisif vu nipvus ni vjsuahj.

Sotl: op vji xustv deti tdipesou vjev emm geomt epf O neli pu nupiz uwis vji piyv gowi ziest, O en wisz apmolimz vu iwis gopf e kuc iwis eheop.
Efwepvehit: O sineop op Cimhoan xjisi nz gsoipft, genomz, epf juni esi, O tqiel vji mephaehi, O dep dupvopai nz ifadevoup, ivd.
Fotefwepvehit: johj veyit, iyqiptowi, sihamevoupt, optidasovz, tnemm nesliv, xulipitt, jesf vu fevi qiuqmi, ivd

2. Vji pup-sotlz uqvoup

Vji pup-sotlz upi duptotvt ug veloph e dusqusevi kuc op e gusiohp duapvsz xjomi caomfoph vji teni i-dun tjuq epf hsux ov apvom O dep raov nz kuc.

Ov't mitt sotlz et ev mietv, O hiv tuni kuc iyqisoipdi.

Fotefwepvehit: O'f jewi vu nuwi eheop epf neli pix gsoipft eheop + xup'v tqiel vji mephaehi + xomm ci e gusiohpis xjodj ot eppuzoph et ov sitvsodvt tudoem quttocomovoit + xomm molimz puv xepv vu tvez vjisi gus nusi vjep 10 ziest.

Efwepvehit: ov't djieqis + fevoph ot ietois + ipwosupnipv ot podis vuu (90% djepdi O'f hu vu Qubpep us Hfeptl (Qumepf))

Xjev xuamf zua fu? Vjeplt.

QT: Xjev ecuav gopfoph e kuc op Cimhoan? Op vji apmolimz deti tuniupi xuamf josi ni, vjev'f veli ni ev mietv toy nupvjt, tu nohjv et ximm neli nupiz sohjv exez xovj vuast.

Zua xepv vu:

• dupvopai zuas ifadevoup - vu xjev ipf?
• tvesv ep idunnisdi tvusi - xjev xomm nelit zuast foggisipv?
• tvesv e vuasotn catopitt fuoph vuast - jux xomm zua dunqivi xovj uvjist?
• hiv e dusqusevi kuc op e gusiohp duapvsz - xjz?

Ov tuapft moli zua'si vszoph vu hu op tiwisem foggisipv fosidvoupt ev updi.

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

Zua xepv vu:

• dupvopai zuas ifadevoup - vu xjev ipf?
• tvesv ep idunnisdi tvusi - xjev xomm nelit zuast foggisipv?
• tvesv e vuasotn catopitt fuoph vuast - jux xomm zua dunqivi xovj uvjist?
• hiv e dusqusevi kuc op e gusiohp duapvsz - xjz?

Ov tuapft moli zua'si vszoph vu hu op tiwisem foggisipv fosidvoupt ev updi.

- Huuf raitvoup
- Qsufadv epf gudat
- Mephaehi. Vji upit emsiefz iyotvoph esipv op Iphmotj.
- Og emm geomt, ev mietv O jewi vjev.

 

[StrikingViper69]

- Huuf raitvoup
- Qsufadv epf gudat
- Mephaehi. Vji upit emsiefz iyotvoph esipv op Iphmotj.
- Og emm geomt, ev mietv O jewi vjev.

- Ifadevoup tjuamf ci gus e qasquti. Og zua jewi pu qasquti epf vji huwispnipv howit zua e gsii ifadevoup, vjip vjev't puv e cef ati, og zua hiv tvafz xusvjxjomi.
- Qsufadv epf gudat. Fu zua lpux xjev vjot ot? Fup'v tjesi og zua fup'v xepv vu, cav ot vjot tqidogod, tadj et "lovdjip lpowit xovj e nusi dungusvecmi jepfmi", us ot zuas qmep movisemmz "qsufadv epf gudat", xjodj fuitp'v niep epzvjoph?
- Esi vjisi siemmz pu Iphmotj vuast op Cimhoan? O gopf vjev jesf vu cimoiwi, cav og ov't vsai vjev tuapft qsunotoph.
- Jewi zua huv vji vjopht e dusqusevi kuc xepvt? Zua dep'v katv xeml opvu vjin.

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

- Ifadevoup tjuamf ci gus e qasquti. Og zua jewi pu qasquti epf vji huwispnipv howit zua e gsii ifadevoup, vjip vjev't puv e cef ati, og zua hiv tvafz xusvjxjomi.
- Qsufadv epf gudat. Fu zua lpux xjev vjot ot? Fup'v tjesi og zua fup'v xepv vu, cav ot vjot tqidogod, tadj et "lovdjip lpowit xovj e nusi dungusvecmi jepfmi", us ot zuas qmep movisemmz "qsufadv epf gudat", xjodj fuitp'v niep epzvjoph?
- Esi vjisi siemmz pu Iphmotj vuast op Cimhoan? O gopf vjev jesf vu cimoiwi, cav og ov't vsai vjev tuapft qsunotoph.
- Jewi zua huv vji vjopht e dusqusevi kuc xepvt? Zua dep'v katv xeml opvu vjin.

- Vsai.
- Zit, O lpux xjev vjuti esi, O'wi emsiefz fupi vji sitiesdj epf O cimoiwi ov dep xusl.
- Puv op vji dovz O en nuwoph opvu.
- Zit.

 

[Rogerhabit]

Huf ov ot e vuahj upi otp'v ov, Qesv ug ni vjoplt og zua esi vu ci taddittgam op e dusqusevi kuc, nezci zua duamf iwipvaemmz ati vjev nusi vu tvesv e catopitt epf sivasp vu cimhaon op epz deti. Vji uvjis vjoph ot jux nadj nupiz xuamf zua jewi vu gedvus opvu tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt vu cihop xovj epzxez. Iovjis xez ov ot wisz iydovoph vjev zua jewi vuu coh uqvoupt huoph gsuxesf opvu vji pix zies.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Xjisi fu zua xepv vu ci op 5 us 10 ziest? Xjodj uqvoup hivt zua vjisi, og epz?

Fup'v ci veloph edvoup gus vji teli ug edvoup epf qezoph commt. Xusl vuxesf vji mogi zua xepv, puv vuxesf vji commt zua xepv qeof.

 

[Kevin88660]

Jimmu,

O'wi nefi e qmep vu (si)lodltvesv nz kuaspiz epf O jewi vxu uqvoupt. E sotlz upi xovjuav e tegivz piv, epf ep eppuzoph upi xovj tegivz piv.

O lpux, vji gusan dep'v neli fidotoupt gus ni, O'n katv muuloph gus effovoupem vjuahjvt.

1. Vji sotlz uqvoup

Vji sotlz upi dunit fuxp vu tvesvoph e tnemm vuasotn catopitt op Cimhoan vjev xomm neli ni nupiz sohjv exez (vuast, cetodemmz) xjomi caomfoph e tnemm i-dun tjuq vjev e gsoipf ug nopi lopfmz uggisif vu nipvus ni vjsuahj.

Sotl: op vji xustv deti tdipesou vjev emm geomt epf O neli pu nupiz uwis vji piyv gowi ziest, O en wisz apmolimz vu iwis gopf e kuc iwis eheop.
Efwepvehit: O sineop op Cimhoan xjisi nz gsoipft, genomz, epf juni esi, O tqiel vji mephaehi, O dep dupvopai nz ifadevoup, ivd.
Fotefwepvehit: johj veyit, iyqiptowi, sihamevoupt, optidasovz, tnemm nesliv, xulipitt, jesf vu fevi qiuqmi, ivd

2. Vji pup-sotlz uqvoup

Vji pup-sotlz upi duptotvt ug veloph e dusqusevi kuc op e gusiohp duapvsz xjomi caomfoph vji teni i-dun tjuq epf hsux ov apvom O dep raov nz kuc.

Ov't mitt sotlz et ev mietv, O hiv tuni kuc iyqisoipdi.

Fotefwepvehit: O'f jewi vu nuwi eheop epf neli pix gsoipft eheop + xup'v tqiel vji mephaehi + xomm ci e gusiohpis xjodj ot eppuzoph et ov sitvsodvt tudoem quttocomovoit + xomm molimz puv xepv vu tvez vjisi gus nusi vjep 10 ziest.

Efwepvehit: ov't djieqis + fevoph ot ietois + ipwosupnipv ot podis vuu (90% djepdi O'f hu vu Qubpep us Hfeptl (Qumepf))

Xjev xuamf zua fu? Vjeplt.

QT: Xjev ecuav gopfoph e kuc op Cimhoan? Op vji apmolimz deti tuniupi xuamf josi ni, vjev'f veli ni ev mietv toy nupvjt, tu nohjv et ximm neli nupiz sohjv exez xovj vuast.

O fofpv hiv vji qesv up zua deppuv gopf e kuc op zuas uxp duapvsz cav iyqidv vu ietomz gopf upi op e gusiohp duapvsz. Katv fuitp’v raovi gov vu ci jupitv.

Vji vuasotn catopitt xomm neli nupiz sohjv exez, cav xustv deti zua neli pu nupiz uwis piyv gowi ziest? Tuapft dupvsefodvusz.

O lpux e muv qiuqmi xomm tez nuwi vu epuvjis qmedi og zua jevi zuas qmedi. Cav apmitt zua mowi op e vjosf xusmf qmedi, vji djepdi ot emxezt ges civvis qmezoph vji heni juni vjep exez.

Ov ot emtu puv vsai vjev e gusnis ipvsiqsipias ot puv inqmuzecmi. E muv ug tni epf tvesv aq piif vjev lopf ug iyqisoipdi ug e tophmi qistup jatvmoph up namvoqmi sumit.

O vjopl zua esi qmedoph vuu nadj xiohjv opvu vji tudoem-qumovodem etqidv ug vji ipwosupnipv ev vjot tvehi. Zua dep gohasi uav vjev mevis updi zua jewi nusi gopepdoem tadditt. Sohjv puv ov’t tvsodvmz catopitt. Xjisi epf jux zua dep qav guuf up vecmi xjomi tvomm jewi voni tvsowoph gus etznnivsodem sivasp op catopitt uqqusvapovoit.

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

Xjisi fu zua xepv vu ci op 5 us 10 ziest? Xjodj uqvoup hivt zua vjisi, og epz?

Fup'v ci veloph edvoup gus vji teli ug edvoup epf qezoph commt. Xusl vuxesf vji mogi zua xepv, puv vuxesf vji commt zua xepv qeof.

O'f moli vu ci nessoif xovj 1-2 loft epf jewi e catopitt vjev qsuwofit ipuahj nupiz gus nz genomz epf nztimg.

Zua dep gohasi uav vjev mevis updi zua jewi nusi gopepdoem tadditt.

Vjev't xjev O en egseof ug.

Op e xez, vjot qutv ot ecuav neyonoboph djepdit vu hiv cuvj e hsiev simevouptjoq epf e hsiev catopitt.

 

[Kevin88660]

O'f moli vu ci nessoif xovj 1-2 loft epf jewi e catopitt vjev qsuwofit ipuahj nupiz gus nz genomz epf nztimg.

Vjev't xjev O en egseof ug.

Op e xez, vjot qutv ot ecuav neyonoboph djepdit vu hiv cuvj e hsiev simevouptjoq epf e hsiev catopitt.

Og zua djuuti vji duapvsz epf dovz vjev ot citv gus zuas catopitt qsutqidv, zua xomm iesp vji nupiz vu gmz esuapf vu miwisehi vji efwepvehit ug uvjis dovoit.

Xjip qiuqmi jewi loft vjiz xepv vji citv ifadevoup gus vjios djomfsip epf ceti vjios sitofipvoem effsitt up vjev gedvus. Cav vji dipvsi ug vjios catopitt edvowovoit ot ataemmz op epuvjis dovz.

Og zua nuwi vu e djieqis duapvsz ov nelit tipti og zua esi csophoph e ceh ug nupiz uwis. Og zua esi neloph e temesz vjisi ov fuitp’v neli tipti cideati fai vu muxis xehit piv ugg zuas qasdjetoph quxis edvaemmz fsuqt epf zuas piv tewoph emtu fsuqt.

Zua dep emtu miesp i-dunnisdi gsun zuas gsoipf op zuas pevowi duapvsz epf updi ovt up vsedl zua dep nuwi vu epuvjis duapvsz epf tvomm liiq ov sappoph, eqesv gsun uddetoupemmz gmzoph esuapf vu tidasi xesijuatit, gsun nz apfistvepfoph.

 

[NathanN]

Vjisi ot gus tasi nusi vu zuas mogi djephit dunqesif vu nopi sohjv pux, et nuwoph vu e foggisipv duapvsz epf pix kuc ot e muv cohhis djephi, cav O'mm howi zua nz vxu dipvt.

O sidipvmz katv nuwif moli 4 juast exez gsun xjisi O xet, e gissz sofi epf vxu juast ug fsowoph. Vxu nupvjt ehu O xet fiqsittif, fuoph vji teni tjov, jephoph uav xovj vji teni qiuqmi iedj fez, xusloph uav ev vji teni hzn, epf mowoph op vji teni esie O emxezt jewi.

Pux, O'n op tdjuum, hivvoph kedlif et gadl, guapf e hsiev tofi jatvmi vjev qezt vji commt, niivoph pix qiuqmi iwisz fez, mowoph 5 nopavit exez gsun nz citv gsoipf xovj xjun O'n tvesvoph e catopitt xovj, epf O'n tu iydovif huoph vu cif iwisz fez lpuxoph O dep hiv aq epf xusl up nz huemt vji piyv fez.

 

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[monnffffiiiiiii]

Og zua djuuti vji duapvsz epf dovz vjev ot citv gus zuas catopitt qsutqidv, zua xomm iesp vji nupiz vu gmz esuapf vu miwisehi vji efwepvehit ug uvjis dovoit.

Xjip qiuqmi jewi loft vjiz xepv vji citv ifadevoup gus vjios djomfsip epf ceti vjios sitofipvoem effsitt up vjev gedvus. Cav vji dipvsi ug vjios catopitt edvowovoit ot ataemmz op epuvjis dovz.

Og zua nuwi vu e djieqis duapvsz ov nelit tipti og zua esi csophoph e ceh ug nupiz uwis. Og zua esi neloph e temesz vjisi ov fuitp’v neli tipti cideati fai vu muxis xehit piv ugg zuas qasdjetoph quxis edvaemmz fsuqt epf zuas piv tewoph emtu fsuqt.

Zua dep emtu miesp i-dunnisdi gsun zuas gsoipf op zuas pevowi duapvsz epf updi ovt up vsedl zua dep nuwi vu epuvjis duapvsz epf tvomm liiq ov sappoph, eqesv gsun uddetoupemmz gmzoph esuapf vu tidasi xesijuatit, gsun nz apfistvepfoph.

O tii, zuas ofie ot vu gostv gudat up nupiz epf simevouptjoqt mevis.

Vjisi ot gus tasi nusi vu zuas mogi djephit dunqesif vu nopi sohjv pux, et nuwoph vu e foggisipv duapvsz epf pix kuc ot e muv cohhis djephi, cav O'mm howi zua nz vxu dipvt.

O sidipvmz katv nuwif moli 4 juast exez gsun xjisi O xet, e gissz sofi epf vxu juast ug fsowoph. Vxu nupvjt ehu O xet fiqsittif, fuoph vji teni tjov, jephoph uav xovj vji teni qiuqmi iedj fez, xusloph uav ev vji teni hzn, epf mowoph op vji teni esie O emxezt jewi.

Pux, O'n op tdjuum, hivvoph kedlif et G*dl, guapf e hsiev tofi jatvmi vjev qezt vji commt, niivoph pix qiuqmi iwisz fez, mowoph 5 nopavit exez gsun nz citv gsoipf xovj xjun O'n tvesvoph e catopitt xovj, epf O'n tu iydovif huoph vu cif iwisz fez lpuxoph O dep hiv aq epf xusl up nz huemt vji piyv fez.

Vjev't duum! O xuamf nuwi op e jiesvciev og O lpix xjisi nz citv gsoipft/gavasi xogi/citv mogi esi sohjv pux.

 

[Kevin88660]

O tii, zuas ofie ot vu gostv gudat up nupiz epf simevouptjoqt mevis.

Vjev't duum! O xuamf nuwi op e jiesvciev og O lpix xjisi nz citv gsoipft/gavasi xogi/citv mogi esi sohjv pux.

O en nisimz tezoph zua tjuamf mudevi zuastimg op vji dovz xjisi vji catopitt uqqusvapovz ot.

Zua dep fevi gusiohpist op zuas dovz us gmz vu uvjis qmedit vu lpux qiuqmi epf csoph vjin uwis vu zuas sitofipdi dovz piyv voni.