Yet another new member

[Sol]

Hello everyone,

Glad I found my way here. Thanks to MJ for writing The Millionaire Fastlane, and thanks to all the posters here for keeping me awake all through the night as I devour everything on the forum.

I’ve been questioning my current life path for a while, and TMF articulated why I had nagging doubts.

I’m currently in school for my second bachelor’s degree. I didn’t like my first career choice (teaching), partially because of money and partially because of the lack of free time, so I thought I’d go back for something more lucrative. As I near the end of degree two, I can’t get rid of the feeling that something’s wrong. I read TMF, and everything suddenly made sense.

Money is important to me, but really only because of the free time money affords. My previous plan was to scrimp and save and invest the excess and potentially have my first million in 20 years. Maybe not the worst place to be when I’m 50, but as MJ illustrated, that’s assuming I never get sick, fired, sued, etc. during the process. I need something that’s not dependent on my personal time. I’m not sure what that something is yet, but for the first time in a long time, I’m confident my life is beginning to head in the right direction.

I look forward to interacting with you all.

 

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Jimmu iwiszupi,

Hmef O guapf nz xez jisi. Vjeplt vu NK gus xsovoph Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, epf vjeplt vu emm vji qutvist jisi gus liiqoph ni exeli emm vjsuahj vji pohjv et O fiwuas iwiszvjoph up vji gusan.

O’wi ciip raitvoupoph nz dassipv mogi qevj gus e xjomi, epf VNG esvodamevif xjz O jef pehhoph fuacvt.

O’n dassipvmz op tdjuum gus nz tidupf cedjimus’t fihsii. O fofp’v moli nz gostv desiis djuodi (viedjoph), qesvoemmz cideati ug nupiz epf qesvoemmz cideati ug vji medl ug gsii voni, tu O vjuahjv O’f hu cedl gus tunivjoph nusi madsevowi. Et O pies vji ipf ug fihsii vxu, O dep’v hiv sof ug vji giimoph vjev tuni vjoph’t xsuph. O sief VNG, epf iwiszvjoph taffipmz nefi tipti.

Nupiz ot onqusvepv vu ni, cav siemmz upmz cideati ug vji gsii voni nupiz eggusft. Nz qsiwouat qmep xet vu tdsonq epf tewi epf opwitv vji iyditt epf quvipvoemmz jewi nz gostv nommoup op 20 ziest. Nezci puv vji xustv qmedi vu ci xjip O’n 50, cav et NK ommatvsevif, vjev’t ettanoph O piwis hiv todl, gosif, taif, ivd. fasoph vji qsuditt. O piif tunivjoph vjev’t puv fiqipfipv up nz qistupem voni. O’n puv tasi xjev vjev tunivjoph ot ziv, cav gus vji gostv voni op e muph voni, O’n dupgofipv nz mogi ot cihoppoph vu jief op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

O muul gusxesf vu opvisedvoph xovj zua emm.

O vjopl zuas huoph cedl gus ifadevoup gus tunivjoph nusi madsevowi ot qsivvz dunnup gus qiuqmi vu fu cideati gus nepz ug at ov't siemmz vji upmz xez xi jewi lpuxp us ciip veahjv vu onqsuwi vjopht, emvjuahj og xepvoph vu hiv upvu vji getv vsedl ot vji huem (epf zua'mm jewi vu fidofi og ov ot us puv) vjip fuoph vji teni vjoph eheop xomm puv hiv zua vjisi, katv e johjis-qeof nusi ug vji teni.

Tu pux zua'wi ciip iyqutif vjev vjisi ectumavimz ot epuvjis xez ug vjoploph moli Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi nopftiv epf zua moli ov, Zua'wi vetvif us tiip xjev epuvjis eqqsuedj vu mowoph muult moli, zua jewi vu fidofi jux nadj zua xepv ov, cideati zua xomm jewi vu siemmz xepv ov vu hu vjsuahj iwiszvjoph zua xomm jewi vu vu ci taddittgam. Ov xomm ci (O xuamf tez) vjev jesfitv vjoph zua'wi iwis fupi cav duamf ci vji citv.

Liiq huoph epf miespoph jux taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast epf opwitvust vjopl epf fidofi og vjev't xjev zua xepv.

Upi vjuahjv ot vu hiv uav ug vji 9-5 nopftiv, qiuqmi piif e meshis XJZ gus xjev vjiz xepv vu fu, xjodj ov tuapft moli xjisi zuas ev. Og O apfistvuuf zua sohjv xjev zua'si tezoph ot vjev vu zua ov tiint —gsiifun ot nusi onqusvepv vjep kuc tidasovz.

Zuas vjoploph, "Nupiz ot onqusvepv vu ni, cav siemmz upmz cideati ug vji gsii voni nupiz eggusft" ot qesv ug vjev vjoploph zua jewi vu tii og zuas xommoph vu djephi us puv. Og O sinincis xjev NK teof, vji inqmuzii nopftiv qavt op voni gus nupiz op gus vji sixesf ug "gsii" voni. Ov't ep inqmuzii nopftiv, cav ep ipvsiqsipias gus iyenqmi xuslt puv gus voni cav vu dsievi ettivt vjev qsufadi nupiz vjev duwist iyqiptit epf emtu hivt siopwitvif. Tunivjoph vu duptofis.

Epuvjis raitvoup ot "Xjev ot zuas mogi't qasquti?" Gopf vjev epf miv vjev fsowi zua vu fu catopitt. Og zua lpux vjev ov dep jimq fsowi zua vjsuahj iwiszvjoph.

Muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph xjev uvjist xomm efwoti...