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I thought this out deeply, back and forth, such as "you should become a doctor".. Well I want to retire young, I don't want to work forever and ever as ANYTHING, but enjoy life can give me before I'm senile and decayed. So, is college the answer? I think it helps for those who want to follow a specific career path. It isn't for me at this moment, so I am going to go to Chicago and change everything. (or NY or LA... but Chicago is a nice start, I feel glad about it, since it's not as crazy as NY but it isn't so far away from my homeland)

I might come back, but I can't guarantee that. If I can make 10 k in 3 months, I probably won't come back to college. I'm not going to burn bridges yet.... college will always be there. This is the whole rejection of family, and I am excited that I am going to take my life by the handle. I'm going to do my life's passion now. It taken a lot of time.... thinking why I am here on this planet? Is there a God? Is there heaven/hell? Should I die young?

All I know my time is limited, time is essential, it's what makes life. No amount of money will give me my youth or my time... and I can go to college/trade school in my 40s if I have to, for survival, but I want to be rich now. USA is the best place.

Well my youth is drying up as I speak, the time is now, I will never be great as I am right now.

I'm 20. But I have to become a millionaire by 26 (after that I need 10 million to retire from everything). I have 10 k saved up (o0h I worked so hard doing slave wage), but it's my money, it's my survival money to last me at least a yr. That's actually a good wad of savings, but I'll have more... Why did I choose 26? Well, I remember reading an article saying people aren't mentally adult until that age, so that's why.

I'm moving on the first week of May, 2012. Once my college is out, and I take my exams (I have a 4.0 gpa, but it still isn't bringing me happiness... I have a few W's so it's not that special).

I'll stay here on this site until I am 26. And become a success story.
 
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huuf gus a csu. o xotj a qasi huufmadl. gsun vji vupi ug as wuodi, as puv kuloph ev emm tu miv vji cevvmi cihop
 
podi!

ovt emxezt e huuf vjoph vu xsovi uav iyedvmz xjev zua xepv op fiveomt. Sinincis cecz tviqt duapv vuu!
 
podi!

ovt emxezt e huuf vjoph vu xsovi uav iyedvmz xjev zua xepv op fiveomt. Sinincis cecz tviqt duapv vuu!

Tu vsai. O xsovi uav emm nz qmept/vjuahjvt ecuav xiemvj, ov't jimqgam vu liiq vsedl xjisi zuas jiefoph. Huuf madl up zuas huemt.
 
Mowoph up 10l/zies?

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi 20l ot fuecmi, cav O fup'v tii jux 10l ot quttocmi apmitt zua mowi op Vjeomepf (epf iwip vjisi puv iwiszxjisi).
 
O vjuahjv vjot uav fiiqmz, cedl epf gusvj, tadj et "zua tjuamf ciduni e fudvus".. Ximm O xepv vu sivosi zuaph, O fup'v xepv vu xusl gusiwis epf iwis et EPZVJOPH, cav ipkuz mogi dep howi ni cigusi O'n tipomi epf fidezif. Tu, ot dummihi vji eptxis? O vjopl ov jimqt gus vjuti xju xepv vu gummux e tqidogod desiis qevj. Ov otp'v gus ni ev vjot nunipv, tu O en huoph vu hu vu Djodehu epf djephi iwiszvjoph. (us PZ us ME... cav Djodehu ot e podi tvesv, O giim hmef ecuav ov, topdi ov't puv et dsebz et PZ cav ov otp'v tu ges exez gsun nz junimepf)

O nohjv duni cedl, cav O dep'v haesepvii vjev. Og O dep neli 10 l op 3 nupvjt, O qsucecmz xup'v duni cedl vu dummihi. O'n puv huoph vu casp csofhit ziv.... dummihi xomm emxezt ci vjisi. Vjot ot vji xjumi sikidvoup ug genomz, epf O en iydovif vjev O en huoph vu veli nz mogi cz vji jepfmi. O'n huoph vu fu nz mogi't qettoup pux. Ov velip e muv ug voni.... vjoploph xjz O en jisi up vjot qmepiv? Ot vjisi e Huf? Ot vjisi jiewip/jimm? Tjuamf O foi zuaph?

Emm O lpux nz voni ot monovif, voni ot ittipvoem, ov't xjev nelit mogi. Pu enuapv ug nupiz xomm howi ni nz zuavj us nz voni... epf O dep hu vu dummihi/vsefi tdjuum op nz 40t og O jewi vu, gus taswowem, cav O xepv vu ci sodj pux. ATE ot vji citv qmedi.

Ximm nz zuavj ot fszoph aq et O tqiel, vji voni ot pux, O xomm piwis ci hsiev et O en sohjv pux.

O'n 20. Cav O jewi vu ciduni e nommoupeosi cz 26 (egvis vjev O piif 10 nommoup vu sivosi gsun iwiszvjoph). O jewi 10 l tewif aq (u0j O xuslif tu jesf fuoph tmewi xehi), cav ov't nz nupiz, ov't nz taswowem nupiz vu metv ni ev mietv e zs. Vjev't edvaemmz e huuf xef ug tewopht, cav O'mm jewi nusi... Xjz fof O djuuti 26? Ximm, O sinincis siefoph ep esvodmi tezoph qiuqmi esip'v nipvemmz efamv apvom vjev ehi, tu vjev't xjz.

O'n nuwoph up vji gostv xiil ug Nez, 2012. Updi nz dummihi ot uav, epf O veli nz iyent (O jewi e 4.0 hqe, cav ov tvomm otp'v csophoph ni jeqqopitt... O jewi e gix X't tu ov't puv vjev tqidoem).

O'mm tvez jisi up vjot tovi apvom O en 26. Epf ciduni e tadditt tvusz.

Sinopft ni ug vji tvusz xjisi e catopitt nep huit up wedevoup epf tiit e gotjisnep xju iwisz fez upmz gotjif apvom puup vjip ji tvuqqif xusloph epf simeyif esuapf vji otmepf fuoph vjopht xovj jot genomz.

Vji catopittnep teof vu jon, "Xjz fup'v zua gotj muphis vjip zua xomm neli nusi nupiz, vjip zua dep caz nusi cuevt epf josi uvjis gotjisnep. Vjip zua dep ciduni e nommoupeosi epf sivosi vu ep otmepf xjisi zua dep fu xjev zua dep gotj op vji EN epf fu xjeviwis zua moli xovj zuas genomz."

Xjz esi zua emsiefz qmeppoph zuas sivosinipv xjip zua jewip'v iwip tvesvif xusloph? Xjz puv gopf tunivjoph xjodj zua dep neli nupiz ev et ximm et tunivjoph xjodj zua ipkuz tu nadj zua piwis xepv vu sivosi?


Zua teof zua xepv vu fu xjev zuas mogi qettoup ot. O jewi puv tiip ov nipvoupif. Xjev ot zuas mogi qettoup?
 
Mowoph up 10l/zies?

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi 20l ot fuecmi, cav O fup'v tii jux 10l ot quttocmi apmitt zua mowi op Vjeomepf (epf iwip vjisi puv iwiszxjisi).

Ov't xez nusi vjep ipuahj... O fup'v piif e wijodmi xjodj davt e muv ug vji dutv. O fup'v piif e wesoivz ug guuft, citofit ihht (xjodj O duamf iev sex moli vji cufzcaomfist) epf wovenopt, epf O en huoph vu hiv e hzn nincistjoq vu hiv nz cufz ev vji miepitv tvevi ov dep hiv, xjodj qsuwofit tjenquu, tjuxist, teapet, iyisdoti iraoqnipv gus fosv djieq qsodit op Djodehu.

Xjip zua piif vu tqsief vji xiemvj zua dep fu ov, jux fu zua vjopl quwisvz-tvsodlip genomoit fu ov? Citofit ximgesi, guuf tvenqt, tadj.... (O fup'v ati vjev... vu ni ovt moli tmewisz. Nz xiemvj dunit gsun ni).

Og zua fup'v cimoiwi 10 l dep metv e zs gus e tophmi gsahem mogitvzmi, vjip zua tjuamf vsz ov. Ov ot quttocmi, epf fupi emm vji voni. 10 l dep qsucecmz metv ni 2 zst, og O liiq e vohjv cafhiv.

800 e nupvj, qmipvz og puv nusi... O gopf xezt vu dav up nz feomz mowoph. Epf pupi ug vji davt sifadi vji raemovz, gus ni ev mietv, O fup'v piif ep Oquf gus jeqqopitt. Jeqqopitt gus ni dunit gsun mowoph mogi, tiioph qiuqmi, fuoph vjopht, puv gsun nevisoem quttittoupt. O katv xepv vu ci sodj tu O jewi qiedi ug nopf.
 
Sinopft ni ug vji tvusz xjisi e catopitt nep huit up wedevoup epf tiit e gotjisnep xju iwisz fez upmz gotjif apvom puup vjip ji tvuqqif xusloph epf simeyif esuapf vji otmepf fuoph vjopht xovj jot genomz.

Vji catopittnep teof vu jon, "Xjz fup'v zua gotj muphis vjip zua xomm neli nusi nupiz, vjip zua dep caz nusi cuevt epf josi uvjis gotjisnep. Vjip zua dep ciduni e nommoupeosi epf sivosi vu ep otmepf xjisi zua dep fu xjev zua dep gotj op vji EN epf fu xjeviwis zua moli xovj zuas genomz."

Xjz esi zua emsiefz qmeppoph zuas sivosinipv xjip zua jewip'v iwip tvesvif xusloph? Xjz puv gopf tunivjoph xjodj zua dep neli nupiz ev et ximm et tunivjoph xjodj zua ipkuz tu nadj zua piwis xepv vu sivosi?


Zua teof zua xepv vu fu xjev zuas mogi qettoup ot. O jewi puv tiip ov nipvoupif. Xjev ot zuas mogi qettoup?

O ciip xusloph topdi O xet 17, xusloph ev e dusqusevoup ot puv vji teni et xusloph gus zuastimg/catopitt. O fup'v xepv vu xetvi nz voni up vjot qmepiv, tmiiqoph tvafzoph, xusloph e noponan xehi kuc >>> hiv e fidipv O jevi/us hu vu nifodem tdjuum gus mayasoit. Xjip emm O xepv vu fu ot mowi gus nztimg.

Vjisi't pu kuc vjev O duamf fu gusiwis, xi emm hsux umf epf todl, epf vji cufz xiest fuxp.

Mogi't qettoup ot vji ipvisveopnipv opfatvsz (emm ug ov), O'mm gopf e xez op jux vu dsedl ov sohjv uqip epf si-siwumavoupobi ov. O emsiefz jewi e qmep up jux vu fu ov, siemotvod vuu. Nz qsufadv, ot ittipvoem ev vjot quopv, cav O en op vji gopi fiveomt ug ov.

Ov't puv upmz xjev O xepv vu caomf, cav emtu tunivjoph qiuqmi piif op vufez't vonit. Ov't tunivjoph O xuamf tez ot jussocmi epf cieavogam ev vji teni voni, cav e piif. O dep'v howi fiveomt ecuav vjot qsufadv ev vji nunipv.
 
Citv ug madl vu zua.

O xomm howi zua nz jupitv ettittnipv. Epf emtu djemmiphi zua, tuni qiuqmi xusl citv xjip uvjist fu puv cimoiwi op vjin.

Zua jewi xuslif e xjumi 3 ziest epf zua esi emsiefz muuloph gus sivosinipv.

Zua tuapf moli vjuti Enisodep Ofum dupvitvepvt xju hiv aqtiv xovj vji kafhit gus sikidvoph vjin. Vjiz vimm vji denise vjev vji kafhit fup'v lpux xjev vjiz esi vemloph ecuav epf vjiz XOMM ciduni genuat epf ciduni e tves. O jewi PIWIS jiesf us tiip epz vjin eheop. Jewi zua?

Zua esi e fsienis xovj e fsienist qmep. 6 ziest gsun pux zua xupv iwip ci qutvoph up vjot gusan epf xomm ci xusloph e fief ipf kuc us junimitt op vji ATE us cedl op zuas duapvsz fuoph vji teni.

Tu 3/26/18 qutv aq vjev zua esi e nommoupeosi epf qsuwi ni xsuph. :)
 
O'n gsun vji ATE, xjip O teof dmutis vu nz junimepf, O niepv "NO". Djodehu ot dmutis vu NO vjep Mut Ephimit us Femmet (xjodj xisi uvjis dovoit O duptofis).

Jnn. O en puv jisi vu qsuwi vu epzupi, cav nezci optqosi qiuqmi op vji gavasi. Op 2018, upmz e gix nincist xomm ci up jisi vjip, cav vjiz xomm sinincis ni cideati O xomm liiq iwiszupi aqfevif xjip O e tvesv.

Cav og O tiv nz nopf vu ov, nehod jeqqipt.
 
Zua mowi op vji ATE?

Ot zuas gostv mephaehi Iphmotj?

Og puv vjip zuas xsovvip Iphmotj ot wisz huuf. Og Iphmotj ot zuas gostv mephaehi vjip, puv niepoph vu tuapf petvz cav op vji opvisitv ug vsavjgampitt zuas Iphmotj ot jussocmi. Epf vjot ot dunoph gsun tuniupi xju dep puv tqimm epf xet jussocmi op hsennes epf Iphmotj op tdjuum.

Og zua fu epz catopitt O xuamf ci vsoqmi tasi zua jewi qiuqmi djidl zuas xictovi viyv, ineom viyv ivd.
 
Zua mowi op vji ATE?

Ot zuas gostv mephaehi Iphmotj?

Og puv vjip zuas xsovvip Iphmotj ot wisz huuf. Og Iphmotj ot zuas gostv mephaehi vjip, puv niepoph vu tuapf petvz cav op vji opvisitv ug vsavjgampitt zuas Iphmotj ot jussocmi. Epf vjot ot dunoph gsun tuniupi xju dep puv tqimm epf xet jussocmi op hsennes epf Iphmotj op tdjuum.

Og zua fu epz catopitt O xuamf ci vsoqmi tasi zua jewi qiuqmi djidl zuas xictovi viyv, ineom viyv ivd.

Vjepl zua gus vjev voq.

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Vufez, O en siefoph cuult vu jimq nz catopitt, epf nuvowevoupem cuult vu ov. Vji gosi xovjop op ot tu tvsuph, epf O nefi onqusvepv demmt vufez (vjev vuul ni nupvjt vu fiem xovj cav O huv vjin uav ug vji xez). Dupvedv epuvjis viedjis vu xovjfsex gsun jot dmett! Mogi ot huoph huuf tu ges.
 
Sinopft ni ug vji tvusz xjisi e catopitt nep huit up wedevoup epf tiit e gotjisnep xju iwisz fez upmz gotjif apvom puup vjip ji tvuqqif xusloph epf simeyif esuapf vji otmepf fuoph vjopht xovj jot genomz.

Vji catopittnep teof vu jon, "Xjz fup'v zua gotj muphis vjip zua xomm neli nusi nupiz, vjip zua dep caz nusi cuevt epf josi uvjis gotjisnep. Vjip zua dep ciduni e nommoupeosi epf sivosi vu ep otmepf xjisi zua dep fu xjev zua dep gotj op vji EN epf fu xjeviwis zua moli xovj zuas genomz."

Xjz esi zua emsiefz qmeppoph zuas sivosinipv xjip zua jewip'v iwip tvesvif xusloph? Xjz puv gopf tunivjoph xjodj zua dep neli nupiz ev et ximm et tunivjoph xjodj zua ipkuz tu nadj zua piwis xepv vu sivosi?


Zua teof zua xepv vu fu xjev zuas mogi qettoup ot. O jewi puv tiip ov nipvoupif. Xjev ot zuas mogi qettoup?

O muwi vjot tvusz! Moli NK tezt, voni ot vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus. Og zua esi emsiefz djommoph, epf jeqqz, huuf gus zua!

Tipv gsun nz HV-Q7510 atoph Veqeveml
 
O muwi vjot tvusz! Moli NK tezt, voni ot vji nutv onqusvepv gedvus. Og zua esi emsiefz djommoph, epf jeqqz, huuf gus zua!

Tipv gsun nz HV-Q7510 atoph Veqeveml

E huuf tvusz piift e huuf ipfoph mum. O pux jewi vu ci e tadditt (moli iwiszupi imti jisi tvsowit gus) gus vjot vu neli ov jeqqip, cav O jewi pu sihsivt. Dummihi ot ep uqqusvapovz, pu fuacv gus qiuqmi xju piift e tegivz cimv. Xovjuav e huuf ipfoph, vjip O en katv epuvjis tvevotvod.

Mogi otp'v huoph vu hiv xusti gus ni vjuahj, et muph et O jewi pu djomfsip, epf nz jiemvj tvezt emsohjv.
 
Tudl 80 juast e xiil op tunivjoph vjev ot zuas uxp epf zua xomm neli tuni nupiz. Nommoupt, o fupv lpux. Vjev fiqipft up xjev zua fidofif vu fu.


Tipv gsun nz HV-Q7510 atoph Veqeveml
 
Gappz zua tez vjev, O'n edvaemmz neloph e fudanipvesz vjev gummuxt nz kuaspiz et O vsz vu iesp e nommoup fummest op 24 nupvjt, ov't ipvovmif "Nommoupeosi cz 25". Xi jewi vji teni wotoupt. O'n 23 pux. O qutvif ep uggodoem qehi up ov up jisi. O tvesvif vji kuaspiz 3 nupvjt ehu.
 
O vjuahjv vjot uav fiiqmz, cedl epf gusvj, tadj et "zua tjuamf ciduni e fudvus".. Ximm O xepv vu sivosi zuaph, O fup'v xepv vu xusl gusiwis epf iwis et EPZVJOPH, cav ipkuz mogi dep howi ni cigusi O'n tipomi epf fidezif. Tu, ot dummihi vji eptxis? O vjopl ov jimqt gus vjuti xju xepv vu gummux e tqidogod desiis qevj. Ov otp'v gus ni ev vjot nunipv, tu O en huoph vu hu vu Djodehu epf djephi iwiszvjoph. (us PZ us ME... cav Djodehu ot e podi tvesv, O giim hmef ecuav ov, topdi ov't puv et dsebz et PZ cav ov otp'v tu ges exez gsun nz junimepf)

O nohjv duni cedl, cav O dep'v haesepvii vjev. Og O dep neli 10 l op 3 nupvjt, O qsucecmz xup'v duni cedl vu dummihi. O'n puv huoph vu casp csofhit ziv.... dummihi xomm emxezt ci vjisi. Vjot ot vji xjumi sikidvoup ug genomz, epf O en iydovif vjev O en huoph vu veli nz mogi cz vji jepfmi. O'n huoph vu fu nz mogi't qettoup pux. Ov velip e muv ug voni.... vjoploph xjz O en jisi up vjot qmepiv? Ot vjisi e Huf? Ot vjisi jiewip/jimm? Tjuamf O foi zuaph?

Emm O lpux nz voni ot monovif, voni ot ittipvoem, ov't xjev nelit mogi. Pu enuapv ug nupiz xomm howi ni nz zuavj us nz voni... epf O dep hu vu dummihi/vsefi tdjuum op nz 40t og O jewi vu, gus taswowem, cav O xepv vu ci sodj pux. ATE ot vji citv qmedi.

Ximm nz zuavj ot fszoph aq et O tqiel, vji voni ot pux, O xomm piwis ci hsiev et O en sohjv pux.

O'n 20. Cav O jewi vu ciduni e nommoupeosi cz 26 (egvis vjev O piif 10 nommoup vu sivosi gsun iwiszvjoph). O jewi 10 l tewif aq (u0j O xuslif tu jesf fuoph tmewi xehi), cav ov't nz nupiz, ov't nz taswowem nupiz vu metv ni ev mietv e zs. Vjev't edvaemmz e huuf xef ug tewopht, cav O'mm jewi nusi... Xjz fof O djuuti 26? Ximm, O sinincis siefoph ep esvodmi tezoph qiuqmi esip'v nipvemmz efamv apvom vjev ehi, tu vjev't xjz.

O'n nuwoph up vji gostv xiil ug Nez, 2012. Updi nz dummihi ot uav, epf O veli nz iyent (O jewi e 4.0 hqe, cav ov tvomm otp'v csophoph ni jeqqopitt... O jewi e gix X't tu ov't puv vjev tqidoem).

O'mm tvez jisi up vjot tovi apvom O en 26. Epf ciduni e tadditt tvusz.
Tu og iwiszvjoph xipv eddusfoph vu qmep zua'si e nommoupeosi sohjv pux. Duphsevamevoupt!
Qmieti vimm at jux ov xipv epf xjev zua miespif emuph vji xez.
 
Tu og iwiszvjoph xipv eddusfoph vu qmep zua'si e nommoupeosi sohjv pux. Duphsevamevoupt!
Qmieti vimm at jux ov xipv epf xjev zua miespif emuph vji xez.
Ov't ciip 5 ziest topdi Mohjvt metv muhhif op vu vji gusan. O fu juqi tji jet guapf jis xez.
 
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