Hello Fastlaners!
So very soon I am getting a vehicle, which is a pretty big deal for me, because I've never had a personal vehicle before. And this has led to lots of pitfalls for me. Couldn't do eCommerce without a way to move products to the post office. Couldn't do services without transferring myself to a customer
. Right now I work for a slight amount over minimum wage cashiering. Unfortunately, because of this, my education is suffering severely because they always "need me" there. And that's OK, because I need a job right now.
I believe I could make a lot more per hour if I spend more of my week doing PC repair. And possibly have the freedom to quit working for a company and start working for customers. Ultimately my goal is to be in the fastlane, and I realize PC repair is very slowlane but I think it will give me more freedom with my time and financial prospect... which is honestly pretty cushy right now since I have very little in the form of bills.
I guess I want to get opinions on a number of things
1. Is a slowlane business something that you could comfortably live on? Do you have any experiences with this? Am I better off working for my customers than working for a corporation or is it just me?
2. Will having a slowlane business give me relevant experience for the fastlane? I do wonder this for the sake of wondering, I will be setting up websites, optimizing SEO and aesthetics, perfecting my workflow and all of that. Do you think that might help later on?
3. What do you think about college? I do like what I'm learning here but honestly... I'd rather not be here for a degree. I just want an education. Do you think I should give up the idea of a degree? It might prevent me from getting a job in the Software field if I'd ever want one.
I'm 19 and very ambitious but I'm just wondering what you all think, because I don't have much experience with security in the fastlane or even the business slowlane. I'm about to be jumping my mindset from employee slowlane to customer slowlane, in hopes of having some experience and financial security to help me in the fastlane? But I would love to hear your opinions.
Is there something else I should be doing? Should I really just focus on automated income? Maybe there are books I should read? I really want to jump into something! Thanks.
So very soon I am getting a vehicle, which is a pretty big deal for me, because I've never had a personal vehicle before. And this has led to lots of pitfalls for me. Couldn't do eCommerce without a way to move products to the post office. Couldn't do services without transferring myself to a customer

I believe I could make a lot more per hour if I spend more of my week doing PC repair. And possibly have the freedom to quit working for a company and start working for customers. Ultimately my goal is to be in the fastlane, and I realize PC repair is very slowlane but I think it will give me more freedom with my time and financial prospect... which is honestly pretty cushy right now since I have very little in the form of bills.
I guess I want to get opinions on a number of things
1. Is a slowlane business something that you could comfortably live on? Do you have any experiences with this? Am I better off working for my customers than working for a corporation or is it just me?
2. Will having a slowlane business give me relevant experience for the fastlane? I do wonder this for the sake of wondering, I will be setting up websites, optimizing SEO and aesthetics, perfecting my workflow and all of that. Do you think that might help later on?
3. What do you think about college? I do like what I'm learning here but honestly... I'd rather not be here for a degree. I just want an education. Do you think I should give up the idea of a degree? It might prevent me from getting a job in the Software field if I'd ever want one.
I'm 19 and very ambitious but I'm just wondering what you all think, because I don't have much experience with security in the fastlane or even the business slowlane. I'm about to be jumping my mindset from employee slowlane to customer slowlane, in hopes of having some experience and financial security to help me in the fastlane? But I would love to hear your opinions.
Is there something else I should be doing? Should I really just focus on automated income? Maybe there are books I should read? I really want to jump into something! Thanks.
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