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Hey everyone,
A little background about myself. I have been on the forum since October 2015 and this year it will be my 4th year anniversary for being a lurker.
To this day I have never given my mind a chance to get the taste of business and have let the fear of the unknown deter me from the path towards the road to fastlane.
I am 24 years old, am currently working in an IT job and reside in India. My college is amongst the top 5 engineering colleges in my country and I have my Bachelors of Engineering in the second most sought after branch Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
<Begin Rant>
After reading TMF I realized the vast potential a person possesses if he/she gets working on a fastlane business. I read, just like everyone new here, all the gold threads and was mesmerized by the staggering results people have been able to achieve in a relatively short period of time (5 years instead of never). @IceCreamKid, @MustImprove, @JasonR, @RHL, @Fox , @Kak, @G_Alexander have been an inspiration to name a few.
This got my lazy brain to forget about my studies and exam during my college semesters. I just used the thought of becoming a millionaire via a business be my excuse for not studying and got really low GPAs (the bottom 5 out of 180), which wouldn't have mattered if I put my time into working on anything entrepreneurial.
As a result of my low GPA and no skill in any field whatsoever, I got the lowest paying job that relied on my ability to have cracked admission into this college as a marker for my intelligence.
The problem I have is while supporting my parents it takes about 70% of my savings and on a low income getting out of the job cycle seems impossible.
Now after 4 years of college and almost 1 year of job, I am in debt of about $700. This debt has accumulated as a result of me still relying on my instant gratifications and believing that one day I will earn in millions so what's the excuse for not spending pennies.
With my current job income and saving aroung 45% of my paycheck, it will take me 4 months to pay off this debt.
< End Rant>
I know while following @Fox web school thread that earning $4k per month is not a big deal after 4-5 months of hustling and learning, and their could be even better options for paying off my debt within 2 months instead of 4.
My current plan for side hustle is online tutoring on weekends for $4.32/hour (300 INR), and completing Fox's web school challenge through his beginner course that I bought way back in August 2018.
If anyone has came out of a similar situation please share your insight as to what worked for you or if there's some better alternative to my current plan. I am finally sober and take full responsibility for my in-actions and putting myself in this dire situation.
P.S. as far as external comparison goes my college friends from my own branch earn double or triple of my current salary because they studied in college.
A little background about myself. I have been on the forum since October 2015 and this year it will be my 4th year anniversary for being a lurker.
To this day I have never given my mind a chance to get the taste of business and have let the fear of the unknown deter me from the path towards the road to fastlane.
I am 24 years old, am currently working in an IT job and reside in India. My college is amongst the top 5 engineering colleges in my country and I have my Bachelors of Engineering in the second most sought after branch Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
<Begin Rant>
After reading TMF I realized the vast potential a person possesses if he/she gets working on a fastlane business. I read, just like everyone new here, all the gold threads and was mesmerized by the staggering results people have been able to achieve in a relatively short period of time (5 years instead of never). @IceCreamKid, @MustImprove, @JasonR, @RHL, @Fox , @Kak, @G_Alexander have been an inspiration to name a few.
This got my lazy brain to forget about my studies and exam during my college semesters. I just used the thought of becoming a millionaire via a business be my excuse for not studying and got really low GPAs (the bottom 5 out of 180), which wouldn't have mattered if I put my time into working on anything entrepreneurial.
As a result of my low GPA and no skill in any field whatsoever, I got the lowest paying job that relied on my ability to have cracked admission into this college as a marker for my intelligence.
The problem I have is while supporting my parents it takes about 70% of my savings and on a low income getting out of the job cycle seems impossible.
Now after 4 years of college and almost 1 year of job, I am in debt of about $700. This debt has accumulated as a result of me still relying on my instant gratifications and believing that one day I will earn in millions so what's the excuse for not spending pennies.
With my current job income and saving aroung 45% of my paycheck, it will take me 4 months to pay off this debt.
< End Rant>
I know while following @Fox web school thread that earning $4k per month is not a big deal after 4-5 months of hustling and learning, and their could be even better options for paying off my debt within 2 months instead of 4.
My current plan for side hustle is online tutoring on weekends for $4.32/hour (300 INR), and completing Fox's web school challenge through his beginner course that I bought way back in August 2018.
If anyone has came out of a similar situation please share your insight as to what worked for you or if there's some better alternative to my current plan. I am finally sober and take full responsibility for my in-actions and putting myself in this dire situation.
P.S. as far as external comparison goes my college friends from my own branch earn double or triple of my current salary because they studied in college.
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